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Gold Pencil with Chased Setting from the Adams National Historical Park Collection
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U.S. National Park Service
IN 542.
GOLD PENCIL WITH CHASED SETTING ENCLOSING A TOPAZ SEAL WITH ENGRAVED INITIALS.
INSCRIBED "ABB (ABIGAIL BROWN BROOKS) APRIL 25TH 1828."
INITIALS "ABA" CUT IN THE TOP OF THE STONE FOR SEALING PURPOSES.
GIVEN TO ABIGAIL BROOKS BY CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS ON HER BIRTHDAY.
CFAS DIARY: BOSTON 23RD APRIL 1828: "PURCHASED A GOLD PENCIL CASE INTENDED AS A PRESENT TO ABBY ON HER BIRTHDAY."
INSCR: ABA APRIL 25TH, 1828'
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Adams National Historical Park, Code: ADAM
Quincy, Adams National Historical Park, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.2565994262695, Longitude: -71.0126037597656
Latitude: 42.2565994262695, Longitude: -71.0126037597656
03/06/2008
03/06/2008
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Person: Kelly Cobble
Organization: Adams National Historical Park
Role: Curator
Address: 135 Adams Street, Quincy, MA 02169-1749
Organization: Adams National Historical Park
Role: Curator
Address: 135 Adams Street, Quincy, MA 02169-1749
Monday, February 20, 2012 7:31:00 PM
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Gold Pencil with Chased Setting from the Adams National Historical Park Collection
Gold Pencil with Chased Setting from the Adams National Historical Park Collection
Gold Pencil with Chased Setting from the Adams National Historical Park Collection
Gold Pencil with Chased Setting from the Adams National Historical Park Collection