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Pencil from a Sewing Box (Nécessaire)

c. 1765

Austria, possibly Vienna

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Medium
gold and mother-of-pearl
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1967.157.k
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Not on view
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A gold and mother-of-pearl pencil is shaped like a slender, cylindrical rod with diagonal, swirled markings. Its base is formed by a gold segment that tapers through a series of stacked, rounded rings to a sharp point. The top is finished with a flat gold cap and a tiny, rounded protrusion. The object maintains a uniform width until reaching the decorative point at its bottom.

Pencil from a Sewing Box (Nécessaire)

c. 1765

Austria, possibly Vienna

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