Title:
Spectacles
Description:
Spectacles, oval frame with gold-colored stem, 5 of 5. Black case with gold printed text: F.W. Francis, MD, Eye, ear, nose and throat, Fort Worth, TX. Also included is a metal chain, possibly for one of the pairs of glasses (ATF0154a thru e). Has the letters B and J on it (possibly for James Bowie?). One of the five pairs of spectacles (ATF0154a thru ATF0154e) was purchased from Mrs. S.B. Tamplet, Brenham, on March 17, 1894, and was supposed to be those of Colonel James Bowie, brought from Scotland by his family in 1747. However, none of the spectacles appears to have been made during the eighteenth century.
Identifier:
ATF0154e
Item identifier:
ATF0154e
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1885 to 1915
Container information:
Artifact Box 0034
Type:
Image
Type:
Personal Assistive Objects
Type:
Spectacles
Medium:
Glass (material)
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0154e, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
case: 5 in x 2 in; open: 4.5 in x 4.75 in; closed: 4.5 in x 2.25 in; chain: 15 in length
Language:
English