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Object NameFavrile Vase with Bronze Foot
Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)
Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)
Manufacturer Tiffany Furnaces (American, 1902 - 1920)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1903-1906
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona
TechniqueBlown, iridized, applied trails; bronze
SizeOverall H: 37.2 cm
Accession Number61.4.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent gold iridescent "Favrile" glass; free-blown, with applied and metalized decoration; trumpet shaped bowl with flat set off base showing the engraved signature: "L. C. T.". The main matrix is white iridescent and has a vertically oriented and elongated leaf pattern consisting of greenish veins and relief being contoured in gold iridescence. The heavy bronze base consists of foot, baluster with overlapping leaves and perforated socket. At the base: "Tiffany Studios, New York 1043".
Provenance
Source John F. Hotchkiss
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