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Artist
J. and Son Thoreau
Date1825-1860
Terms
- Pencils
- Graphite
- Cedar
- Concord (Massachusetts)
Dimensions16.5 × 0.64 cm (6 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
MarkingsLabel: "A piece of Shanty at Walden (missing?)/ Pencil Box - pasteboard/ Leads/ 13 Thoreau pencils/ From the Thoreau Collection/ of/ Alfred A. Hosmer/ Gift of Herbert B. Hosmer". Stamped "J. Thoreau & Son, Concord Mass." "2".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Herbert B. Hosmer (1949)
Object numberTH106H
DescriptionNo. 2. Slim, cedar casing; square graphite center. Imperfect: large gouge in side. Sharpened.With one exception, the pencils in the Museum collection are all made the same way. The case, 6 1/2
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
