Zodiac Inkstand
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Date1920
MediumBronze | Glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.2 x 15.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: "Tiffany Studios/New York/1072".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3190
Not on view
DescriptionHexagonal patinated bronze inkstand with signs of the zodiac on each side and the hinged cover. Green-brown finish and ornamented with primitive designs rudely modeled. Medallions for each zodiac sign are formed by the interlacing bands of ornaments.Published ReferencesKoch, GLASS-BRONZE-LAMPS, (Crown: New York, 1971), p. 93, #111, illus.
