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Object NameIridescent Vase
Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)
Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (1892-1902)
Manufacturer Stourbridge Glass Company (1893-1902)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1898-1900
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona
Techniqueblown, fumed
SizeH: 10 cm
Accession Number73.4.146
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of European and American Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionNearly colorless glass with gold and blue iridescent surfaces; blown, fumed. Irregular cylindrical shape, curves inward below flared rim; gold iridescent interior and upper portion of exterior shading to blue at base; lower portion encircled by ten tooled spiral swirls; polished base and pontil mark; engraved signature on base: "L.C.T./L1819."
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)
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percolator
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