Rocker Blotter

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Studios

ca. 1905–20 · Bronze, wood · The American Wing

The "Venetian" pattern was one of the more elaborate designs for ornamental desk sets. It is described in a 1920 trade catalogue as "decorated with fields of richly chased ornament relieved by a deeply carved band of ermines at the base of each piece." The top of the rocker blotter features highly compressed geometric ornament, which, according to the catalogue, is in a "style used extensively in the sixteenth century by Venetian craftsmen in making tooled leather objects."

Artist

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Studios

Date

ca. 1905–20

Medium

Bronze, wood

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Estate of John F. Scharffenberger, 1990