Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Letter Holder
Title
Letter Holder
Object name
Letter rack
Date
1905-1920
Medium
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Letter rack (from desk set) composed of metal frame with two rectangular panels holding mottled green glass; metal cut in design of leaves and vines; beaded edges and ball feet.
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
1985.25c
Marks
stamped: on underside: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/1019"
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.
