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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

Date

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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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c9dbd0fc-1f00-4169-a3e4-e59148a3477e

Record ID

chndm_1938-58-802

pencil

Object Details

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Date

Accession Number

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