Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Small opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell. The metal opera glasses (a) have inlaid mother of pearl decoration. Around the rim of each eyecup [LEMAIRE PARIS] is printed. The text on the left side is significantly deteriorated. The lens glass has some deterioration and the metal is tarnished. The green leather case (b) has a blue silk lining. There is a button closure to open the hinged lid. The sides seams are torn and the leather is abraded. The case handle is partially detached. There is a handwritten numerical notation inside the lid.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
label: Topic
content: Theatre
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.16ab
objectType: label: Type
content: opera glasses
label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glasses:metal, plastic, glass, mother of pearl;
label: Medium
content: case: leather, silk, metal, paper, ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 2 in. (7 × 11.7 × 5.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (glasses): 2 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm)