Spectacles
date: label: Date made
content: 1825 - 1850
name: label: maker
content: Alfred Shaker Society
notes: label: Description
content: Wire-rimmed spectacles with oval lenses, apparently made by the Alfred Shaker Society, in Alfred, Maine. This community, the oldest and largest Shaker community in the state, began when Mother Ann Lee and some of her followers visited the area in 1783. The community grew and prospered, producing goods that were sold throughout the country. It closed in 1931.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maine, Alfred
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.71.92a
label: catalog number
content: 71.92a
label: accession number
content: 292869
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spectacles
label: Object Name
content: spectacles set, shaker
label: Other Terms
content: Vision Aids; Spectacles
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.3 cm x 13 cm x 4.3 cm; 1/2 in x 5 1/8 in x 1 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: spectacles: 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 1.5875 cm x 10.795 cm x 6.35 cm