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Cypriote Vase

This is a vase. It was overseen (as design director) by Louis Comfort Tiffany and produced by Tiffany Studios. It is dated ca. 1916 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is blown glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

On the bottom shelf is an early gourd-shaped vessel [1966-55-8] whose asymmetrical and dimpled body shows off the swiftness of the gaffer who worked the piece in a semi-molten state. Named Cypriote after glass excavated on Cyprus, the iridescent purple vase with feather decoration [1981-50-1] has a pitted and iridescent surface resembling ancient glass.

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

Amphora
terracotta.
1904-25-1

Dish (USA)
favrile glass.
Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
1966-55-11

A sepia-toned photographic image of a house and gardens, on cream-colored paper. In the foreground, on the left, is a large, raised round pool with an irregular, craggy rock at its center. To the right is a line of shrubs or trees in square planters. The plants cast dappled shadows on the ground and pool wall. Behind the rock pool is a grotto built of irregular stones, topped with a long dragon sculpture, its back arched over the seating area. A grove of spiky palm trees surrounds the grotto, against leafy trees further in the background. Beyond, to the right, is a flight of steps leading up to a terrace and massive geometric house. Much of the house is obscured by the garden plants. The house appears to be brick, with a second story band of windows beneath a curved-edge roof. An octagonal tower with oval-shaped windows rises up from the left of the house.

Book, The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany
lithograph on paper.
Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt, former owners, Smithsonian Libraries, N6537 .T5A78....
139.2018.4

Its dimensions are

H x Diam: 15.7 x 8.9 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Etched on underside of base: "1549 K + / L.C.Tiffany Favrile" (in script)

Cite this object as

Cypriote Vase; Produced by Tiffany and Co. (United States); Design Director: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); USA; blown glass; H x Diam: 15.7 x 8.9 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/2 in.); Gift of Thomas Carnase; 1981-50-1

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2EkVD/
Accession Number 1981-50-1
Object ID 18797779