Title
Desk Set
Object Type
Creator
Date
c. 1910
Description
A partial Tiffany Studios zodiac pattern desk set (American, c. 1910) that includes an octagonal brass inkwell with hinged lid and circular knob decorated with a crab symbol for Capricorn and blotter with four brass corners decorated with the signs of the Zodiac and Oriental motifs. The set also includes a handheld blotter, with dark green patina and Zodiac symbols, a patinated brass rectangular stamp box, with a hinged lid decorated with similar Zodiac symbols and three compartments inside, as well as a bronze match box holder with further Zodiac motifs.
Cultural Origin
American
Medium
Brass
Bronze
Extent
PSNC.1137.1: Handheld blotter: 5-1/2" x 2-3/4"
PSNC.1137.2: Stamp box: 3-3/4" x 2" x 1"
PSNC.1137.3: Match Box Holder: 4"H, 4-1/2" Diam.
PSNC.12525.1: Inkwell: 2 1/4" x 4"
PSNC.1137.2: Stamp box: 3-3/4" x 2" x 1"
PSNC.1137.3: Match Box Holder: 4"H, 4-1/2" Diam.
PSNC.12525.1: Inkwell: 2 1/4" x 4"
Collection
Source
PSNC.1137.1-.3 Gift of Mr. Francis J. Connell.
PSNC.12525.1-.2 Gift of Mrs. Frances H. Kennedy.
PSNC.12525.1-.2 Gift of Mrs. Frances H. Kennedy.
Identifier
PSNC.1137.1 - .3
PSNC.12525.1-.2
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