vase

Object NameFavrile “Agate” Vase with Bronze Mount

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

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)

Manufacturer(glass) Tiffany Furnaces (American, 1902 - 1920)

Made FromGlass, Bronze

Dateabout 1905-1910

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueBlown, iridized

SizeOverall H: 25.2 cm, Diam (max): 17.1 cm

Accession Number87.4.45

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionFavrile “Agate” Vase with Bronze Mount. Opaque red-brown and amber glass with cream trailing, bronze; blown, iridized. Ovoid shape with rounded base; flared, fire-polished rim tapers to short neck sloping to swollen ovoid body with rounded base; neck and shoulder have been trailed with cream color which has been pulled up into festoons on neck and into large hooks extending over shoulder and upper half of body; fire-petaled decoration in cream has been pulled up from base; narrow base ground and polished flat; vase is cradled within tri-part metal stand comprised of three supporting prongs with curled tips attached to a center horizontal ring, then extending to form three legs ending in paw feet.
Provenance

Source Lillian Nassau LLC - 1987