Dimond Chandler
Spectacles

MakerAmerican, 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
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
[no inscriptions]
Stamped: D. CHANDLER / NEW YORK

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