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1908

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Vase (USA)

This is a vase. It was overseen (as design director) by Louis Comfort Tiffany and produced by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. It is dated ca. 1903-05 and we acquired it in 1978. Its medium is glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This grouping shows off a wide range of visual effects and glass-blowing techniques. The aquamarine footed bowl [1975-32-14] was made by the paperweight technique in which an outer layer of heavy clear glass surrounds the water lilies to enlarge their imagery and give a blurry underwater effect. Green glass has been blown directly into the candlestick’s bronze cage [1975-32-12] to give the form dynamic dimension. Meanwhile the two small glass vessels [1966-55-15 and 1978-177-1] display Tiffany’s experimentation with marbleized glass.

This object was donated by Thomas Carnase. It is credited Gift of Thomas Carnase.

  • Sculptural Vessel Vessel
  • glass threads.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor, Carol B. Brener and Stephen....
  • 1986-20-1
  • Vase Vase
  • mold-blown favrile glass.
  • Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
  • 1966-55-29

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

  • Vase (USA)
  • mold-blown favrile glass.
  • Gift of Thomas Carnase.
  • 1979-84-1
  • Peacock Vase Vase
  • mold-blown, iridized glass.
  • Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection.
  • 1975-32-11

Its dimensions are

Overall: 17.6 x 11.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Etched on underside (faint): "Y4785 L.C." (partly obliterated) "T".

Cite this object as

Vase (USA); Produced by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company; Design Director: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); glass; Overall: 17.6 x 11.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.); Gift of Thomas Carnase; 1978-177-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Louis Comfort Tiffany and Lockwood de Forest.

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