Tiffany vase

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Tiffany Favrile glass vase. Full view

Description (Brief):

Amber bottle glass. Form: Jar or bowl with double body, ring sides, no neck and large opening. Lip was ben in a triangle while glass was hot. Decorated with broad leaves in metallic blue, iridescent. Purchased from Charles Tiffany, $20.00.

Date Made: 1895

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

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.96421Catalog Number: 96421Accession Number: 30453Maker Number: 4952

Object Name: vase

Physical Description: green, pale (overall color)monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)glass, transparent (overall material)blown (overall production method/technique)iridescent (joint piece production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 6 in x 6 5/8 in; 15.24 cm x 16.8275 cmoverall: 6 1/4 in x 7 5/16 in; 15.875 cm x 18.6055 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1d56-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_594514

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