Pen, Tokyo, Mexico, 2017 (LOAN:AMERICASFOUNDATION.1445-2024)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2017
Pen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number LOAN:AMERICASFOUNDATION.1445-2024), made in Tokyo, Mexico, dated 2017. The museum's brief description reads: Pen sold at David Bowie Is, Warehouse Terrada G1 Building Tokyo, 2017.
Museum description: Click-top biro pen. Has a bright orange body, with a gold metal top and clip. Has printed white text along the side of the pen. The clip is also engraved with writing. The museum records it as Moulded plastic pen with painted and printed body. Cast metal parts with engravings. Ink contained within., measuring Length 14 cm; Width 1.3 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- plastic, metal, paint, ink
- Dimensions
- Length 14 cm; Width 1.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Moulded plastic pen with painted and printed body. Cast metal parts with engravings. Ink contained within.
- Place recorded
- Tokyo, Mexico
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- DAVID BOWIE IS IN YOUR HEAD; BIC CLICK MEXICO
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pen
- Museum object number
- LOAN:AMERICASFOUNDATION.1445-2024
- Museum system number
- O1782168
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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