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Opera Glasses

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900-1999

GUSN

GUSN-12727

Description

Opera glasses with red leather casing around frontal lenses. Painted black with brass-colored rims enclosing the lower lenses.

Details

Descriptive Terms

opera glasses
accessories
glass (material)
leather
metal
painting (coating)
Glass
Leather
Unidentified Metal
Painted
GLASSES, OPERA

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 x 4 x 1.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1831

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