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Created by:

Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955  Search this

Owned by:

Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954  Search this

Medium:

glasses:metal, plastic, glass, mother of pearl;

case: leather, silk, metal, paper, ink

Dimensions:

H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 2 in. (7 × 11.7 × 5.1 cm)

H x W x D (glasses): 2 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

opera glasses

cases (containers)

Place collected:

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

Date:

late 19th-mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Opera (Music)  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

Object number:

A2017.13.1.16ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

Classification:

Personal Effects and Items

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b5093de-622e-41b1-be29-adec38c8ffc1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2017.13.1.16ab