Designer
Louis Comfort Tiffany American, 1848–1933
ManufacturerManufactured by
Tiffany Studios, New YorkAmerican, active 1902–1932
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Desk Set
- from the "Abalone" pattern
Datec. 1910–1929
PlaceUnited States
MediumBrass and mother-of-pearl
Dimensionsdish: 1 3/4 × 8 1/16 inches (4.4 × 20.5 cm)
each bookend: 5 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (14 × 13.7 × 13.7 cm)
each blotter end: 2 1/4 × 19 1/8 inches (5.7 × 48.5 cm)
each bookend: 5 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (14 × 13.7 × 13.7 cm)
each blotter end: 2 1/4 × 19 1/8 inches (5.7 × 48.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Mr. George R. Bunker
Object number91.1928.A-.E
Not on view
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Department
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Abalone pattern.
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