Pen Tray
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Date1920
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 x 10 x 3 3/4 in. (1.3 x 25.4 x 9.5 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: "Tiffany Studios/New York/1642".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.462
Not on view
DescriptionDecorated with fields of richly chased ornament relieved by a deeply carved band of ermines around the edge. Style used extensively by 16th century Venetian leather craftsmen in making tooled objects.Published ReferencesKoch, GLASS-BRONZE-LAMPS, (Crown: New York, 1971), p. 96, pl. 123, illus. #1642.
