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Date1800s
Terms
- Letter Openers
- Pine
- Concord (Massachusetts)
Dimensions16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
MarkingsIn ink on blade: "Made from pine tree set out by H.D. Thoreau on his bean field"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Herbert B. Hosmer (1944)
Object numberTH103
DescriptionWooden paper cutter, in the shape of a sword or knife. Whittled from wood from pine tree set out by H.D. Thoreau on his bean field. Nicely polished blade. The handle has had the bark removed, and is unfinished.
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
Object number: PER2155.0001
Object number: TH33A.1