Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paper Clip
Title
Paper Clip
Object name
Paper clip
Date
1905-1920
Medium
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Patinated metal and glass paper clip (part of desk set) consisting of two rectangular sections connected with spring mechanism; top section a metal panel enclosing mottled green glass and cut with design of leaves and vines; bottom panel solid metal with beaded edge.
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur D. Berliss, Jr., Ruth B. Ciner, and Marian B. Katzenstein in memory of their parents Arthur D. Berliss, Sr. and Marie K. Berliss
Object Number
1985.25k
Marks
stamped: on underside: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/971"
Gallery Label
The "Etched Metal and Glass" desk set, as it was called in Tiffany Studios' 1920 catalog, was one of more than fifteen desk set patterns offered at the Tiffany Studios' showrooms. Patterns included as many as thirty different pieces, allowing clients to customize their own sets.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
