desk set

Object Name5-piece Desk Set

Manufacturer H. P. Sinclaire and Company

Made FromGlass, mother-of-pearl, ivory

Date1904

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueBlown, engraved

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number84.4.123

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Douglas Sinclaire

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical Description5-piece Desk Set. Colorless lead glass; blown and engraved. (A) Rectangular tray with sloping sides; top rim cut and polished; sides engraved with a band of laurel leaves. (B) Pen with gold nib marked "JOHN/HOLLAND/CIN O/No2" pushed into gold stem with engraved decoration and mother-of-pearl end. (C) Mother-of-pearl pointed blade-like letter opener. (D) Calendar - rectangular mold-blown holder engraved with row of laurel leaves and holding ivory cards with names of months, week days and numbers hand lettered in red and black. (E) Letter rack - U-shaped with Sinclaire trademark of an "S" in a laurel wreath engraved on one side.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Douglas Sinclaire - 1984-11-29