"Favrile"

Object NameLampshade

Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (1892-1902)

Manufacturer(glass) Stourbridge Glass Company (1893-1902)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1900

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueMold-blown, pattern-molded, decorated

SizeH: 11.7 cm, D (max.): 9.3 cm

Accession Number77.4.46

Credit LineGift of Charles K. Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent colorless shading to opal and gold "Favrile" lead glass; mold-blown, pattern-molded, and decorated. Tulip shape; circular flared "fitter rim" swells to bulbous body which tapes to slightly flared five-crimp circular rim; body decorated with five panels of uneven "double-pull" feathering; optic ribbed; polished "fitter rim" wheel-engraved: "S9733".
Provenance

Source Estate of Charles K. Bassett