Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Stencil plate from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
1960-1972
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This copper stencil plate reading "BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS / FROM / CAN DO, INC." was found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. Metal loops protrude from the copper plate to form the interior floating portions of the letters. Two small rectangular pieces of copper sheeting extend from each bottom corner of the stencil. A circular piece of fiberboard is screwed to the center bottom of the stencil plate.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.70.6
