Pen
- Object Name:
- Pen
- Object ID:
- 1912.002
- Place of Origin:
- Colorado
- Date:
- circa 1854
- Description:
- Pen. Used by President Franklin Pierce to sign Kansas-Nebraska Act, repealing Missouri Compromise. Brass nib, gold collar, and ivory handle. Nib is engraved "R. ESTERBROOK & CO. / COLORADO / NO. 2". Gold collar (3" long) has an engraved design, and "G:___". Ivory (2.25" long) is plain.
- Material:
- Metal
Skeletal
Gold - Dimensions:
- W-0.3 L-6.2 Dia-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Notarized statement for donor: "I was an attendant upon Ex-President Franklin Pierce during his last illness and that during the time I was with him, and near the close of his life, he gave me the pen and penholder with which he signed the bill repealing the Missouri Compromise."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George H. A. Williams
- Subjects:
- Political activity, Legislation, Slavery
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