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Pen Wipe

Artist (American, 1848 - 1933)
Manufacturer (American, founded 1879)
Datec. 1900
Mediumbrass with abalone shell and boar bristles
Dimensions2 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (6.4 x 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number41.72.5.7
ClassificationsWritten Communication T&E
DescriptionPart of nine piece set; gold colored brass; octagon shaped; parallel lines design with cluster of three abalone shell discs on four wide sides; parallel lines with twist design on four narrow sides; circular boar bristles imbedded on top.
ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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