Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Luce Center
Letter Holder
Object Number:
1985.25c
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 )
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/1019"
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.
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.
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
