Pen Case
The sides of this pen case and cover are pierced for a suspension strap so that it could be used to transport quill pens, which tended to be messy. Two unidentified coats of arms are embossed on its exterior. Below one is the inscription, "alta petit" ("he seeks lofty things...
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Artifact
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16720
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
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Edwin R. Lubin Works of Art,New York; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by purchase.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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9
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import
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_73.139_Top_DD_T12.jpg |
| imageCount | 9 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/73.139 |
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leather
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