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Description (Brief):

Translucent glass vase with motif of irregular swags. Favrile Glass. The body is of common amber bottle glass. Form: The body is of the double gourd shape, it has a large opening and no neck. Decorated with stripped leaf designs in blue, gray and red with an iridescent surface. Purchased from Charles Tiffany, $25.00.

Date Made: 1893 - 96

Maker: Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, or Tiffany Studios

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Queens, Corona

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass, Art, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.96422Catalog Number: 96422Accession Number: 30453Maker Number: x 1212 (etched ?)

Object Name: vase

Physical Description: green (?? color)polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)glass, ?, translucent (?? material)blown (?? production method/technique)iridescent (joint piece production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 7 5/8 in; 30.48 cm x 19.3675 cmoverall: 11 7/8 in x 7 5/8 in; 30.1625 cm x 19.3675 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-e978-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_585455

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Tiffany vase