Dimond Chandler
Spectacles

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Maker Dimond ChandlerAmerican, 1799–1877

CultureAmerican

Titles

Spectacles

Datec. 1820–1829

Made inNew York , New York, United States

MediumSilver and glass

Dimensions1 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (2.9 × 11.7 × 10.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bayou Bend Docent Organization Provisional Class of 1994 in memory of Barbara R. Castille

Object numberB.98.8

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionSilversmith Dimond Chandler specialized in making small items such as thimbles, novelties, and eyeglasses. Nineteenth-century silversmiths and jewelers often made a specialty of eyeglasses, the lenses of which were often fashioned from natural quartz, or rock crystal.
Provenance[Donald Soeffing, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Stamped: D. CHANDLER / NEW YORK

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