Ottilie Ristau Eyeglasses

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Ottilie Ristau Eyeglasses

Entry/Object ID

2.05.4

Description

Material: glass, metal. Description: clear glass, steel rimmed lenses. Immigration.

Context

Worn by Ottilie Hofmann Ristau, grandmother of donor, Pearl Hoversten. Ottilie or "Tilly" immigrated to Waseca from Germany and was married to Herman Ristau. Immigration.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 15, 2005

Update Date

January 7, 2026