<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

 
IIIF Actions
Title(s):
Artist's double-ended porte crayon, ca. 1820.
Physical Description:
1 porte crayon : silver ; 18 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Z45 .A78 1820 Flat
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
View by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Artist's double-ended porte crayon for holding chalk, crayons, or charcoal. Consists of a hexagonal faceted silver plate tube, split at each end, in which drawing media may be inserted and secured tight by sliding ring clamps. The plate tube itself is 15.5 cm in length and 0.7 cm in diameter. Such instruments were popular with artists as the large dimensions enabled chalk, charcoal or crayons of different colors to be used at either end.
Subject Terms:
Drawing materials.
Writing -- Materials and instruments.
Form/Genre:
Drafting, drawing and writing equipment.
Portcrayons.
Export:
XML


If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.