Memo Pad Cover
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Date1920
MediumBronze | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (0.6 x 19.1 x 12.4 cm)
InscribedStamped on the bottom: "Tiffany Studios/New York/1691".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.456
Not on view
DescriptionRectangular covered pad with touches of green enamel. Decorated with fields of richly chased ornament relieved by a deeply carved band of ermines on the bottom of the cover. The style of decorating was used extensively in the 16th century by Venetian craftsmen in making leather objects.Published ReferencesKoch, GLASS-BRONZE-LAMPS, (Crown: New York, 1971), p. 96, pl. 123, illus. 1691.
