Blotter
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Date1920
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. (5.1 x 14 x 7.6 cm)
InscribedUnmarked.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.459
Not on view
DescriptionRocker blotter decorated with fields of richly chased ornament relieved by a deeply carved band of ermines on each side. The style was used extensively by 16th century Venetian leather craftsmen.Published ReferencesKoch, GLASS-BRONZE-LAMPS, (Crown: New York, 1971), p. 96, pl. 123, illus. #1646.
