New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Pen | Whimsey

ManufacturerAttributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1880

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1441

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 20

DescriptionPen with a ribbed tip of clear glass, a body of transparent blue glass with curved ribs, a wafer of transparent green glass, a wafer of transparent blue glass and a ball of clear glass with white and red threads.

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