vase

Object NameFavrile Vase

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

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)

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

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1904-1906

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueBlown, iridized; applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 13 cm; Body Diam (max): 14.5 cm

Accession Number50.4.515

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Tiffany used the term "Favrile" to described his iridescent and other art glasses, and he patented the name in 1894.

Physical DescriptionFavrile Vase. Favrile iridescent glass; free-blown; broad squat globular body, short shoulder sloping slightly to short wide neck tapering to flat-collared mouth, ringed circular foot with ground and polished pontil mark; decoration of purplish scrolled circlet on sides, elaborate pointed and scrolled swags on neck and shoulder, marked in script on base "1393 C. L. C. Tiffany - Favrile".
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31