Mechanical Pencil

Creator Name

Thomas Addison, American, 1795 – 1854

Cultural Context

Date

1835–1850

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Bands of foliate scrolls above a perpetual calendar with the days of the week letters (MTWTFSS) and numbers of month above reeded stem, with retractable point.

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Title

Mechanical Pencil

Creator

Thomas Addison, American, 1795 – 1854, Manufacturer

Worktype

metalwork; Decorative Arts; mechanical pencil; mechanical pencil; Metalwork; mechanical pencil; Decorative arts

Cultural Context

Material

silver

Dimensions

H x diam.: 10.4 × 1.2 cm (4 1/8 × 1/2 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1835–1850

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of Anonymous Donor

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

U.S.A.; New York; New York

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Subject

Topic

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Thomas Addison, American, 1795 – 1854, Mechanical Pencil, 1835–1850, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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