Letter Opener
Manufacturer
Maurice Bouval
(French, died ca. 1920)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumGilt bronze
Dimensions9 3/4 × 1 × 3/4 in. (24.8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on blade: "E. Colin & Cie/Paris (founder)" and "M. Bouval".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.435
Not on view
DescriptionWavy blade descending from the hair of a nude female figure which forms the handle. Gilding is worn.Published ReferencesAlastair Duncan, ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO LIGHTING, (Simon & Schuster: New York, 1978), p. 69
ca. 1900
