Laura Bridgman's green fillet eye band

Laura Bridgman's green fillet eye band

Item Information

Title:
Laura Bridgman's green fillet eye band
Description:
Laura Bridgman's green fillet band for covering her eyes. There are three bands in the Bridgman collection at Perkins. Bridgman wore bands covering her eyes in photographs prior to 1870 at which time she shifts to glasses.
Date:
[ca. 1829–1889]
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:
Personal items and artifacts belonging to Laura Bridgman
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Extent:
1 textile
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m6419
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-18-00225