{"product_id":"david-oscarson-america-the-beautiful-rollerball","title":"David Oscarson America The Beautiful - Rollerball","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eIn celebration of the \u003cb\u003eSemiquincentennial of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e, David Oscarson proudly presents the \u003cb\u003eAmerica the Beautiful Collection\u003c\/b\u003e: a Limited Edition fountain pen inspired by Katharine Lee Bates’ timeless hymn and the enduring ideals of Freedom, Providence, and Brotherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eAs with all Oscarson creations, the America the Beautiful Collection is crafted from solid \u003cb\u003eSterling Silver\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring multiple levels of \u003cb\u003eGuilloché engraving\u003c\/b\u003e and the art of kiln-fired \u003cb\u003eHot Enamel\u003c\/b\u003e. Every detail honors the symbols, poetry, and history of America’s founding and its continued pursuit of liberty and unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe cap of the America the Beautiful Fountain Pen features the \u003cb\u003eAmerican Bald Eagle\u003c\/b\u003e, wings outstretched, engraved in high and low relief and overlaid across the Star-Spangled Banner. Above, rays of light radiate in high relief, while \u003cb\u003esunburst Guilloché\u003c\/b\u003e shimmers beneath translucent Hot Enamel, recalling Bates’ lyric: “God shed His grace on thee.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe clip is fashioned as an elongated scroll of the \u003cb\u003eConstitution of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e, engraved with the opening words of the Preamble: “We the People.” The \u003cb\u003eLiberty Bell\u003c\/b\u003e also adorns the scroll, a reminder of its eternal inscription: “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land unto All the Inhabitants thereof.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe crown of the cap is adorned with \u003cb\u003ethree clasping hands\u003c\/b\u003e in mid relief, symbolizing unity and brotherhood, from Bates’ lyric: “And crown thy good with brotherhood.” Encircling the crown are \u003cb\u003ethree high relief silver stars\u003c\/b\u003e, representing the three branches of government — Legislative, Executive, and Judicial — and, at a deeper level, the divine Godhead. At the top of the cap, in high relief, appear the Latin words \u003cb\u003eAnnuit Coeptis\u003c\/b\u003e, meaning “He has approved our undertakings,” a phrase drawn from the Great Seal of the United States and from Virgil’s poetry, first proposed by Charles Thomson in 1782.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe pen barrel evokes the imagery of Bates’ lyric: “O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain.” In rich translucent enamel over multi-leveled guilloché, fields of wheat fade into plowed farmland and trees, with distant mountains rising beneath a vast open sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAt the base of the barrel, the Latin words from the Great Seal, \u003cb\u003eNovus Ordo Seclorum\u003c\/b\u003e appear in high relief — “A New Order of the Ages” — symbolizing the nation’s founding vision and its enduring legacy. On the endcap, the initials \u003cb\u003eUSA\u003c\/b\u003e appear boldly, flanked by two stars, with the years \u003cb\u003e1776\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e2026\u003c\/b\u003e in raised relief against a field of opaque black enamel, commemorating 250 years of liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe gripping section bears an engraved stanza from Bates’ hymn: “America! America! God shed His grace on thee. From sea to shining sea!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eEach element of the America the Beautiful Collection has been carefully chosen to reflect the spirit of the nation — its origins, its struggles, and its triumphs — united under Providence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 9.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe America the Beautiful Collection is the 42\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e in the David Oscarson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 7.0pt; position: relative; top: -4.0pt; mso-text-raise: 4.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;\"\u003e™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCollection. Produced in six primary color variations, \u003c\/span\u003eeach will be limited to 76 pieces, including Fountain Pen and Roller Ball styles, honoring the 250th Anniversary of the United States of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Oscarson","offers":[{"title":"Alabaster","offer_id":51780298801446,"sku":"DO-AMERICAALB-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Blue","offer_id":51780298834214,"sku":"DO-AMERICANAZURE-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":51780298866982,"sku":"DO-AMERICAONYXG-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black.","offer_id":51780298899750,"sku":"DO-AMERICAONYXS-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sapphire","offer_id":51780298932518,"sku":"DO-AMERICASAPG-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sapphire.","offer_id":51780298965286,"sku":"DO-AMERICANSAPS-RB","price":8300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0002\/8573\/6972\/files\/America_AlabastorGold_img01_a2b6fc69-e7a6-43ab-bdd4-5606aec7e0f5.jpg?v=1765580481","url":"https:\/\/thepleasureofwriting.sbs\/products\/david-oscarson-america-the-beautiful-rollerball","provider":"The Pleasure of Writing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}