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Spectacle Case

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1785-1820

GUSN

GUSN-4304

Description

Black pressed paper case; elongated flattened cylindrical form; not original to this pair of spectacles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

eyeglass cases
accessories
brass (alloy)
Case, Personal
Case, Eyeglass
Case, Eyeglass

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 1 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.606.2

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