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Hand-held reading glass in paper case with yellow ribbon all inserted into a black deposit envelope / Unknown

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Eye glass and case said to be owned by Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation John Ross

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Title(s): 
Hand-held reading glass in paper case with yellow ribbon all inserted into a black deposit envelope
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
mid-19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
metal, glass, paper, ribbon
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Jewelry and Adornments
Object Type: 
Magnifying Glass and Case
Accession No: 
84.3220a-d
Previous Number(s): 
84.3220 a-d
Department: 
Anthropology
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