pencil

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Gold cylinder, moulded and engraved, with imitation gem in head. Slide forces out small cylinder with head. A second slide (now out of repair) may have operated a pen.
Credit Line
Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green
19th century
Accession Number
1938-58-802
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
jewelry
Decorative Arts
pencil
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
H x diam.: 10 x 1 cm (3 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-58-802
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c9dbd0fc-1f00-4169-a3e4-e59148a3477e

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