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This and 5 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Desk Set.

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1905

  • Work on this object began.

1915

  • Work on this object ended.

1997

  • We acquired this object.

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Pen Tray (USA), ca. 1910-20

This is a Pen tray. It was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. It is dated ca. 1910-20 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is favrile glass, bronze. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Eric Larrabee. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Eric Larrabee.

Its dimensions are

1.8 x 25.1 x 7.5 cm (11/16 x 9 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Pen Tray (USA), ca. 1910-20; Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); favrile glass, bronze; 1.8 x 25.1 x 7.5 cm (11/16 x 9 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Eric Larrabee; 1997-11-5

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Louis Comfort Tiffany and Lockwood de Forest.

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