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Magnifying Glass

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

CultureAmerican

Date1920

MediumBronze | Abalone | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)

InscribedStamped on end of handle: "Tiffany Studios/New York/1178".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number83.450

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DescriptionBronze finished a soft gold with incised lines following a conventionalized pattern of the design. This ornament surrounds discs of the natural abalone shell embedded in the metal. Round magnifying glass. Abstract design is base on grapes and grapevines with the inlaid abalone shell discs serving as grapes.

Published ReferencesKoch, GLASS-BRONZE-LAMPS, (Crown: New York, 1971), p. 94, #117, illus.