Fountain pen, England, 1920 - 1929
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1920 - 1929
Fountain pen, England, 1920 - 1929 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1920 - 1929. The museum's brief description reads: Blue and white resin fountain pen with lid, English, 1920-1929.
Museum description: Fountain pen made of plastic in blue and white marbled finish, with black finish at each end. The cap has a silver clip and three horizontal bands, and screws onto the barrel. The grip is black, and the barrel has a metal level at the side. The museum record gives material recorded as plastic, metal; measurements Length 12 cm; place associated: England; maker recorded: unknown. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This is one of a large group of childhood objects donated by Eileen Brock. Eileen was born in 1915 to a middle-class family living in North London. Her mother, Amy Piercy, was the youngest of a close family of six sisters so Eileen's early life was busy with visits and entertainments with aunts and cousins. In 1921, when Eileen was six, her father William died in Basra, Iraq, where he was serving in the army. Eileen and Amy were very close and shared a love of music, dancing and theatre. Eileen also inherited her mother's enthusiasm for collecting; they both held on to birthday and christmas cards, presents, school books, theatrical ephmera and clothing. These ordinary but personally significant objects span the decades when education, cinema, fashion and women's lives were transformed in Britain. The Museum of Childhood now holds this wonderul collection which offers rich insight into the everyday life of a young girl growing up after the First World War.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- plastic, metal
- Dimensions
- Length 12 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Plastic and metal
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum attribution
- unknown
- Museum object name
- Fountain pen
- Museum object number
- B.334:1-2012
- Museum system number
- O1258878
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.