Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Letter Holder

Letter Holder

Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
Medium: Pewter
Place Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dates: ca. 1933
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 6 x 1 7/8 in. (6.7 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm)
Markings: Etched on underside of base in script: "Marion Louise Anderson"
Inscriptions: Inscribed monogram on front, intertwining letters in fancy script: "MLA"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1991.258.6
Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
Image: Overall, 1991.258.6_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Pewter letter holder formed by rectangular sheet of metal bent into a U-shape (in profile). Flat base; front edge folded straight up; taller back edge folded up and angled slightly toward front. Monogram incised in center of front edge. CONDITION - Good; light scratches overall and a few spots of discoloration.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Letter Holder