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Vase

1893
designer

Louis Comfort Tiffany

(American, 1848–1933)
maker

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company

(America, New York, 1892–1902)
Culture
America, New York
Medium
Favrile glass
Measurements
Overall: 13.7 x 10.1 cm (5 3/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Forest West 1970.116
Public Domain
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Introducing various chemicals into the molten glass within the furnace produced multicolored iridescence on the surface when this vase was blown and cooled.

Description

This small vase is made of Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature Favrile glass. Early on when Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were realized in the development of Favrile glass, deliberately named to sound French, expensive, and “handmade.” Largely through Tiffany's marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. Along with the many shapes and sizes of his decorative vases, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.
A dark green glass vase features a bulbous body and a flared gold rim. Iridescent gold and silvery-blue patterns form organic, leaf-like shapes across its polished surface. Near the base, pale blue swirls with a delicate, web-like texture curve outward. These shimmering motifs wrap around the center, contrasting against the deep green glass and catching light along the highly reflective exterior to create a sense of fluid movement.

Vase

1893

Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company

(American, 1848–1933), (America, New York, 1892–1902)
America, New York

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