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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR62.55.A
People
Tiffany Studios (1900-1932)
Title
"Pine Needle" Pen
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
pen
Date
c. 1900-1920
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222890

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mercury gilded and copper alloy
Dimensions
0.5 x 1 x 18.5 cm (3/16 x 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF analysis was undertaken on both golden and worn areas. The golden areas had significant gold and mercury present, showing they were mercury gilded. The worn area had high levels of copper, zinc, lead and tin, and trace levels of cadmium and silver, with significantly higher zinc than tin. This quaternary copper alloy is similar to the alloy used for BR 62.56 A & C and could be termed an impure brass if preferred. The zinc content is higher than that of BR60.44, which also lacks the trace cadmium found here. Kathy Eremin January 2013

Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): stamped on pen nib: 314

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Wade White
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
BR62.55.A
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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