Lorgnette

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Lorgnette

Entry/Object ID

1972.19.2

Description

Lorgnette consisting of a long tortoiseshell hand and fold out eyeglasses. The eyeglasses have clear oval lenses.

Acquisition

Accession

1972.19

Source or Donor

Dunlap, Mary Pingry Bigelow (1910-1970)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Lorgnette

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Eyeglasses

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Vision

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7 in

Width

4 in

Material

Tortoiseshell, Glass, Metal