Magnifying Glass
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A silver hoop with molded decoration on both edges holds the lens in a groove. It screws into a handle with repoussé shells, cherub heads, cartouches and flowers.
place: label: probably made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1957-100-14
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: magnifying glass
label: Type
content: magnifying glass
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver, glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 24.5 × 11.5 × 1.7 cm (9 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 11/16 in.)