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vase

Object NameFavrile "Cypriote" Vase

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

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

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1915

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueBlown, iridized

SizeOverall H: 24.7 cm, Diam (max): 14.7 cm

Accession Number2019.4.164

Credit LineGift of Jay and Micki Doros

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This vase is inscribed “Special Exhibit” on the base, signifying that Tiffany selected it for exhibition; it is possible the vase was exhibited at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.

Physical DescriptionFavrile "Cypriote" Vase. Bluish-green glass, rust-colored iridization; blown, iridized. The vase is roughly ovoid-shaped with a slightly undulating rim. The vase’s interior is blue-green glass, and its exterior surface is rust-colored and pitted with swirling iridescence in rainbow hues.
Provenance

Former Collection Christie's, NY - 1996-06-07
Jay and Micki Doros purchased this from Christie’s New York, “Important 20th Century Design” (Sale 8448), June 7, 1996, Lot 265 for $6,325.00.

Former Collection Jay R. Doros (American, 1927-2018)

Source Micki Doros (-2022)