Skip to main content

Sunglasses (Aviator model)

(1937–1999)
about 1950–80
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueGlass, brass wire, plastic
DimensionsHeight x width: 2 3/16 x 5 13/16 in., 2.1 cm (5.5 x 14.7 cm, 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Priscilla Cunningham in honor of her father, Charles Crehore Cunningham
Accession number2007.324
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
ProvenancePrivate collector; given by collector to Priscilla Cunningham, Hampton Bays, NY; given by Cunningham to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2007)
Ronson Art Metal Works
about 1937
Ronson Art Metal Works
about 1937
View: Group shot (clockwise from bottom):  1993.732, 1993.730a-b, 1993.731a-b
1900–50
Drawstring bag
1575–1650
Drawstring bag
late 16th–early 17th century
Needle case
first half of the 18th century
Toothbrush in stand
Philippe Starck
Designed 1989, Manufactured 1990
Unidentified artist, Great Lakes
about 1800
Roach
about 1880–1885