Pencil Box

Artist John Thoreau Sr. 1787 - 1859

DateEarly 1800s

Terms

Boxes
Brass
Newspaper
Paper
Cow
Concord (Massachusetts)

Dimensions12.69 × 20.31 × 30.46 cm (5 × 8 × 12 in.)

MarkingsLabel on file (on file): "Contents of this box (marked John Thoreau) Pencil Maker (Concord Mass.) to be given to the Concord Mass. Antiquarian Society. from Anna & Walter Ricketson".

Credit LineJohn Thoreau cowhide pencil box, American, early 18th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. Walton Ricketson and Miss Anna Ricketson; Th33.

Object numberTh33

DescriptionCowhide box. Some hair still visible. Brass handle; brass lock & key. Key attached to box with a tattered string. Brass studs around edges. Inside is lined with newspapers. On top, John Thoreau's trade card attached with nails: "Plumbago/ Prepared/ Expressly for Electrotyping,/ By/ John Thoreau,/ Pencil Maker,/ Concord, Mass." Contained Th33a-h. See also Th22, Th41, Th40.

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