Decorative arts

Rocker Blotter

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2008.10.3.3
Maker: Tiffany Studios(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: overall: 1 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (4.8 x 14.6 x 6.7 cm.)
Medium: gilded bronze and mother of pearl
Description: A rocker blotter with a grape motif done in mother of pearl. There are three mother of pearl grapes on the handle. On the top of the blotter there is a cluster of eight grapes on either side outlined in a geometric pattern. The attached blotter paper is blue.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Charles and Louise Silverberg
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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