Elisabeth Elliot’s Glasses with Case
Elisabeth Elliot’s Glasses with Case
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000404.1-.2
- Type
- Object
- Date
- After 1964
- Geography
- Austria
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 2.6 × 5.5 × 1 in. (6.8 × 14.2 × 2.5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
These glasses were used later in life by Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015), who was a missionary to the Waodäni people of Ecuador in the 1950s with her husband, Jim Elliot. Elisabeth returned to the United States in the 1960s after the death of her husband, Jim. She went on to become a famed Christian writer and speaker.
Created after 1964 by Silhouette International, Austria; Acquired by Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Via Widowhood in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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