Eyeglasses Case
ClassificationsContainers
Date1860-1912
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumShagreen, brass and silk
DimensionsWith tassel: 19 1/2 × 3 × 1 1/4 in. (49.5 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm)
Without tassel: 7 × 3 × 1 1/4 in. (17.8 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm)
Without tassel: 7 × 3 × 1 1/4 in. (17.8 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2019.15.33a,b
DescriptionThis is a Qing Dynasty Chinese eyeglasses case. Eyeglasses were first introduced to China sometime around the 15th Century and by the end of the Qing Dynasty were readily used by those with impaired eyesight. These cases use shagreen, which is a type of untanned leather from several different animals, in this case salmon. It is most often dyed green and was used fairly regularly during the Qing Dynasty for an assortment of decorated utilitarian objects.On View
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1860-1912
late 20th Century
late 20th Century
1644-1911
1644-1911
early 20th Century
1644-1911
1644-1911
1644-1911
late 20th Century
1644-1911