Gold pencil and case owned by the Terrell family
date: label: Date
content: 1863-1954
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Mechanical pencil and case owned by the Terrell family. The miniature mechanical pencil (a) is gold. The small pencil had a chevron pattern and a ring at the end. The pencil is inside a black and tan leather case (b) with border detailing. The case has a red lining and a hook closure. The top of the case is damaged and flaking.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.54ab
objectType: label: Type
content: mechanical pencils
label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold, leather, metal, lining
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pencil): 2 1/2 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (6.4 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (case, closed): 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 13/16 in. (1.9 × 6.5 × 2.1 cm)