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Object Name“Swirl” Pen Tray

Pattern Name

Swirl

Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Designer Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861-1944)

Manufacturerpossibly Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)

Manufacturerpossibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (1892-1902)

Manufacturer(glass, bronze) possibly Tiffany Furnaces (American, 1902 - 1920)

Manufacturer(glass, bronze) possibly Stourbridge Glass Company (1893-1902)

Made FromBronze, Favrile Glass Tesserae

Dateabout 1900-1905

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueCast, cut, inlaid

SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, W: 20 cm, D: 7.7 cm

Accession Number2016.4.6

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Tiffany's Glass Mosaics

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical Description“Swirl” Pen Tray. Cast bronze, inlaid variegated Favrile glass tesserae. This pen tray features a bronze, rectangular body with rounded edges. The entire body is framed in bronze lines that overlap and swirl together at the two upper corners and in a spot near the center of the tray. Two circular areas, used to rest the pen itself, mirror this swirling, wave-like pattern. Impressed Favrile glass tesserae have been placed on the upper portion of the pen tray, specifically cut to surround the curvaceous lines of the metal sections.
Provenance

Source Lillian Nassau LLC - 2016-07-20

Former Collection Michaan's Auctions - 2013-05-18
May 18, 2013, Michaan’s Auctions (2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA 94501, United States) Louis C. Tiffany, Garden Museum, Part II, Lot 2083 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/17103134_tiffany-studios-swirl-pen-tray-with-mosaic

Former Collection Matsue English Garden