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- Date
- 1750 – 1850
- Material
- shell, tortoise; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1051 a-c
- Description
- Small round glasses with tortoise shell frame in one piece. The arms are hinged at the sides and have curved ear arms. Each arm ends with a circle cut out.
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- Title
- Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1750 – 1850
- Material
- shell, tortoise; paper; metal
- Description
- Small round glasses with tortoise shell frame in one piece. The arms are hinged at the sides and have curved ear arms. Each arm ends with a circle cut out.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- Serena M. Potts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1051 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1975
- Material
- glass; metal; velvet;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0568 a-d
- Description
- a) armless, frameless eyeglasses with gold nose bridge and nose pads (without padding). Glasses are strung with black cord at left side to wear around neck.b) blue clamshell case covered in faux leather and lined with velvet. Paper label inside reads “MRS MERLE M. BREWSTER BOX 39 BANFF, ALBERTA, CA…
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- Title
- Eyeglasses
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Material
- glass; metal; velvet;
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- a) armless, frameless eyeglasses with gold nose bridge and nose pads (without padding). Glasses are strung with black cord at left side to wear around neck.b) blue clamshell case covered in faux leather and lined with velvet. Paper label inside reads “MRS MERLE M. BREWSTER BOX 39 BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA”. In gold script on outside of case is “Optical Prescription Co. Calgary”c) armless, frameless eyeglasses with silver nose bridge and nose pads (without padding). Glasses are strung with black cord at left side to wear around neck.d) red clamshell case lined with velvet. Paper label inside reads “MRS MERLE M. BREWSTER BOX 39 BANFF, ALBERTA, CANADA”. In gold script on outside of case is “Optical Prescription Co. Calgary”
- Subject
- Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Valerie Bobandy, St. Albert, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0568 a-d
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