Eyeglass Case

Name/Title

Eyeglass Case

Entry/Object ID

1996.49.16b

Description

Leather eyeglass case lined with velvet. A label on the inside of the case reads "Mrs. C. C. Fuller". The outside of the case reads, "Dr. GILBERT RIST 53 Church St. BURLINGTON, Vt." and "WE HAVE A RECORD OF YOUR PRESCRIPTION LENSES DUPLICATED BY MAIL."

Context

Owned by Lota Grover Fuller. Sold to her by Dr. Gilbert Rist of Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1996.49

Source or Donor

Heatherington, Avis Laura Brown (1914-2001)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Eyeglass

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-3/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Leather, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fuller, Lota Ada Grover (1903-1968)

Person or Organization

Rist, Gilbert (1870-1963)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America