Venus School Pencils

Wooden Venus pencil box (scholar's companion) in the shape of a pencil, with an illustration of a statue of Venus.

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Wooden Venus pencil box (scholar's companion) in the shape of a pencil, with an illustration of a statue of Venus.
Wooden Venus pencil box rotated to show the production and trademark information on the back.
Wooden Venus pencil box with ends removed to show interior storage compartment.

Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection

ID Number

2014.0244.236

accession number

2014.0244

catalog number

2014.0244.236

Object Name

pencil case

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

cardboard (overall material)

paper (overall material)

paint (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 29.7 cm x 2.5 cm; 11 11/16 in x 31/32 in

place made

United States: New Jersey, Hoboken

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Home and Community Life: Education

Data Source

National Museum of American History

used

Education

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c9e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1726402