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
Not on view
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.
19th century
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Late 19th century
