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Design for a Pencil Holder

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Jean Elysée Puiforcat, French, 1897–1945

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Cylindrical holder drawn in plan and elevation. The upper lip decorated with a ring of studs indicated in yellow color pencil to be executed in vermeil. Underdrawing in graphite of pencil holder in golden section.

    Credit Line

    Gift of John Finguerra in memory of his brother Jim Finguerra

    Date

    1942

    Accession Number

    1995-164-5

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    metalwork

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Pen and black ink, yellow color pencil, graphite on cream tracing paper

    Dimensions

    28.9 x 18.7 cm (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches), irregular

    made in

    France
    Mexico City, Mexico

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ee359e48-c45e-47c9-b7c7-f1a9c55bf44b

    Record ID

    chndm_1995-164-5

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