Harvard Art Museums > BR62.55.A: "Pine Needle" Pen Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Pine Needle" Pen (Tiffany Studios) , BR62.55.A,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/222890. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number BR62.55.A People Tiffany Studios (1900-1932) Title "Pine Needle" Pen Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type pen Date c. 1900-1920 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/222890 Physical Descriptions Medium Mercury gilded and copper alloy Dimensions 0.5 x 1 x 18.5 cm (3/16 x 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.) Technical Details Chemical Composition: XRF analysis was undertaken on both golden and worn areas. The golden areas had significant gold and mercury present, showing they were mercury gilded. The worn area had high levels of copper, zinc, lead and tin, and trace levels of cadmium and silver, with significantly higher zinc than tin. This quaternary copper alloy is similar to the alloy used for BR 62.56 A & C and could be termed an impure brass if preferred. The zinc content is higher than that of BR60.44, which also lacks the trace cadmium found here. Kathy Eremin January 2013 Inscriptions and Marks (not assigned): stamped on pen nib: 314 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Wade White Accession Year 1962 Object Number BR62.55.A Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
