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Crayon Holder

ca 1795 · wood (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This is a homemade crayon holder belonging to the Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut. The wooden holder could have been used for holding either typical wax crayons or chalk. Crayon holders were used during scholastic work to write on slates as well as color and draw.

National Museum of American History’s own description

Subjects

holder, crayon

Credit lineCrayon Holder. ca 1795. National Museum of American History, Gift of John Brenton Copp. CC0.

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