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Scottie Wilson

Fountain pen, stored in a Carabena tobacco box

[c.1930]

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Scottie Wilson 1889–1972
Title
Fountain pen, stored in a Carabena tobacco box
Date
[c.1930]
Description
A note inside the box, written by Mervyn Levy, says '"Bulldog" Pen'. This is the pen Scottie Wilson first started drawing with and which he described as looking like a bulldog. Mervyn Levy in an article in the November 1966 'Studio International' mentions Scottie Wilson's smoking habits (TGA 9920/24).
Format
3D object
Collection
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Acquisition
Presented to the Tate Archive by Mervyn Levy, 1990
Reference
TGA 9024/1

Archive context

  • The working materials and ephemera of Scottie Wilson TGA 9024 (22)
    • Fountain pen, stored in a Carabena tobacco box TGA 9024/1
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