GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This hand blotter is part of a desk set intended for a library or a study and was produced around 1909, when they were first offered in the Craftsman Workshops’ catalogues. The hammer marks and rivets on its otherwise unadorned surfaces expose the processes of its making and therefore emphasize handcraftsmanship, a central tenet of Arts and Crafts philosophy. The medievalist tendencies of the movement are also evident in the original dark patina that suggests the passage of time.
Adapted from
Kevin Tucker, DMA unpublished material, 2010.
NOTES
I updated Provenance and Published References.
DMA unpublished material = Acquisition Proposal for 2010.9.1-8
HAB removed TMS pending tag, nothing further updated (no geography available)
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Until 2010: Cathers & Dembrosky (Beth Cathers and Robert Kaplan), New York [1]
From 2010: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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- This desk set was first advertised in the Craftsman Workshops' 1909 Catalogue of Craftsman Furniture. The components of the nine-piece set were available individually; the Dallas Museum of Art's example lacks the blotter pad. Explore the 1909 Catalogue of Craftsman Furniture on the Internet Archive.
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General Description
This hand blotter is part of a desk set intended for a library or a study and was produced around 1909, when they were first offered in the Craftsman Workshops’ catalogues. The hammer marks and rivets on its otherwise unadorned surfaces expose the processes of its making and therefore emphasize handcraftsmanship, a central tenet of Arts and Crafts philosophy. The medievalist tendencies of the movement are also evident in the original dark patina that suggests the passage of time.
Adapted from
Kevin Tucker, DMA unpublished material, 2010.
Fun Facts
- This desk set was first advertised in the Craftsman Workshops' 1909 Catalogue of Craftsman Furniture. The components of the nine-piece set were available individually; the Dallas Museum of Art's example lacks the blotter pad. Explore the 1909 Catalogue of Craftsman Furniture on the Internet Archive.
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Notes
I updated Provenance and Published References.
DMA unpublished material = Acquisition Proposal for 2010.9.1-8
HAB removed TMS pending tag, nothing further updated (no geography available)
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2010: Cathers & Dembrosky (Beth Cathers and Robert Kaplan), New York [1]
From 2010: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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