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Peacock Vase Vase

This is a vase. It was manufactured by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company and the design director was Louis Comfort Tiffany. It is dated ca. 1901 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is mold-blown, iridized glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

The swirling decoration on the glass adds a rococo aesthetic to this organic form.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled The Lure of the Peacock: Iridescence and Immortality.

This object was donated by Stanley Siegel. It is credited Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection.

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  • NATURE.044

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 33.7 x 25 x 14 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of vase: [1] "04646", etched.

Cite this object as

Peacock Vase Vase; Manufactured by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company; Design Director: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); USA; mold-blown, iridized glass; H x W x D: 33.7 x 25 x 14 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection; 1975-32-11

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