Spectacles
Timothy Keith, Jr. and William Keith, American, active early 19th century
about 1815
Silver
Overall: 1 × 4 3/8 in. (2.5 × 11.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Louise C. and Frank L. Harrington, Class of 1924
M.978.33
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Eyeglasses
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked inside wearer's right bow: T + W KEITH / WORCESTER
Provenance
Frank L. Harrington, Sr. (1902-1988) and Louise Cronin Harrington (1904-2000), Worcester, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 1978.
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