Cigar Humidor
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
DateEarly 20th century
MediumPatinated bronze | Cedar
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 6 x 9 in. (7.6 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm)
InscribedImpressed on bottom: "Tiffany Studios/New York". Numbered 11432.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2689
Not on view
DescriptionCast bronze cigar box lined with cedar with a heavy green patina and hinged cover. The lower two-thirds of the box is embellished with raised dots of varios sizes. Around the top of the body and on the cover is a floral-like design formed by beaded centers and short, radiating lines that end with raised dots. The center of the cover has a raised circle and random intersecting lines in low relief. The interior of the box is lined with cedar wood. Identical to piece in Koch, Rebel, p. 189 (middle row, photo on right).Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. 1978, No. 199, Illus. p. 128.
ca. 1880-1900
late 19th-early 20th c.