Inkwell with silver lid and mounts

Designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Manufacturer Tiffany and Company

Manufacturer Tiffany Furnaces

Date1902-1903

Geographic OriginNew York, New York | Newark, New Jersey

MediumSilver, glass

DimensionsHeight: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ethan D. Alyea, 1967

Object number67.120

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Object NameInkwell

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Label Caption Title Inkwell with silver lid and mounts

Marks and Labels/StampsBase is engraved with "o" number (o8468) suggesting a special order; the silver mounts are marked "TIFFANY & Co. MAKERS STERLING SILVER" in a line around the outer face of the bezel.Provenancecollection of donorExhibition History"City of Silver and Gold: from Tiffany to Cartier" Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (January 8, 2104- April 25, 2019)
"Tiffany Glass: A Passion for Colour", The Luxembourg Museum, Paris, 9/16/2009 - 1/17/2010 ("Louis Comfort Tiffany: Colours et Lumiere"), The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 2/12 - 5/2/2010 ("Tiffany Glass: A Passion for Colour"), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 5/29 - 8/15/2010 ("Tiffany: Color and Light").
"Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington (October 13, 2005 - January 4, 2006); Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio (February 2 - April 30, 2006); Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas (May 30 - September 3, 2006); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 14, 2006 - January 14, 2007).

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