Magnolia Ginger Jar

By 1900 Louis Comfort Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.

A glossy, greenish-brown vessel takes an ovoid shape, its matching lid decorated with relief leaves. Thick branches and magnolia buds wrap around the exterior, with glaze pooling in deep crevices to emphasize shadows. Fine vertical ridges streak down the sides toward a tapering base. This white clay piece maintains a seamless organic texture, with light catching on the raised edges of its sculpted buds and stems.

Magnolia Ginger Jar

c. 1904–14

Tiffany Studios

(United States, New York, 1902–32)

America, New York

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