Collection Highlights
Twenty-third Street west of Sixth Avenue
Date:
1900
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mechanical pen
Object Number:
Z.2370
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, other metal, gemstone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 0.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical gold plate mechanical toothpick, ribbed sides, with sliding ring near the bottom that extends gold pen nib when raised; chased rinceau design around the bottom edge, with pale yellow gemstone set at the bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
