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Opera Glasses & Cloth Case
c. 190020th Century
1 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
shell and brass
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Purchase
Accession Number:
1997.7.a&b
A pair of mother-of-pearl opera glasses with velvet carrying bag which belonged to Florence Griswold and have her name engraved on them. The handle is missing its brass finial. They were sold in the auction of 1938 and purchased by the former owner's father, an antiques dealer. The former owner remembers playing with and losing the finial as a 4-year-old child.
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