Pen, London, 1920-1929
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1920-1929
Pen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.335-2012), made in London, dated 1920-1929. The museum's brief description reads: Wooden dip pen with metal nib, London, 1920-1929. Museum description: Thin wooden pen holder, with metal grip and nib. The tip of the nib is curved, with an S-shaped vent. There is a plain piece of paper affixed around the shaft of the pen. The museum records it as Wood, metal and paper., measuring Length 17.2 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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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
- wood, metal
- Dimensions
- Length 17.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Wood, metal and paper.
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Chas Ho[illegible] White Hart Court London
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pen
- Museum object number
- B.335-2012
- Museum system number
- O1258879
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
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