Quill pen, England, 1680-1699
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1680-1699
Quill pen in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number T.132-1931), made in England, dated 1680-1699. The museum's brief description reads: Quill pen embroidered in coloured silk and metal threads, England, 1680-1699.
Museum description: Quill pen embroidered in coloured silk and metal threads. Wound with silk metal threads and with a tassel. The museum records it as Embroidered in coloured silk and metal threads, measuring Length 9 in. 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Embroidered in coloured silk and metal threads
- Dimensions
- Length 9 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Embroidered in coloured silk and metal threads
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Quill pen
- Museum object number
- T.132-1931
- Museum system number
- O357719
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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