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desk set

Object NamePen Wiper
Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)
Designer Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861-1944)
Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)
Manufacturer Tiffany Furnaces (American, 1902 - 1920)
Made FromBronze, Favrile Glass Tesserae
Dateabout 1902-1906
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona
TechniqueInlaid
SizeOverall H: 5.7 cm, Diam (max): 6.8 cm
Accession Number2015.4.8
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Tiffany's Glass Mosaics
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Desk accessories, called “fancy goods,” included items such as this inkstand and pen wiper. They were popular and could be purchased individually or as a matching set.
Physical DescriptionPen Wiper. Variegated Favrile glass tesserae inlaid in tapered bronze armature.
Provenance
Source Lillian Nassau LLC - 2015-06-10-2015-08-07
purchased for $16,250 by Lillian Nassau at Christies, June 10, 2015, lot 19.
Former Collection Christie's, NY - 2015-06-10
purchased for $16,250 by Lillian Nassau at Christies, June 10, 2015, lot 19.

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