Glasses of Henry W. Dennis with eyeglass case
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Glasses of Henry W. Dennis with eyeglass case

Henry W. Dennis, American, 1815 - 1882 · mid-19th century

metal, crown glass, cloth, and rubber
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

The glasses have round, circular lenses and thin metal temple bars made of the same material that frames the lenses. There are small, browned nose pads attached to the bridge. The glasses rest on a small, worn pink cloth inside of a velvet lined case. The case is metal and mostly covered with a patterned black material. Fading, illegible silver lettering is centered on the top lid of the case.

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