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vase

Object NameFavrile Vase with Leaves

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

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (1892-1902)

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

Made FromFavrile Glass

Dateabout 1898-1900

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueBlown, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 16.75 cm, Diam (max): 10 cm

Accession Number50.4.525

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Parke-Bernet Galleries)

Title Unknown (St. Louis)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The vase is inscribed “St. Louis,” which suggests that it was exhibited by Tiffany Studios at the St. Louis world’s fair in 1904.

Physical DescriptionFavrile Vase with Leaves. Favrile, opaque glass resembling bronze; blown, applied decoration. Ovoid body, short neck with sheared mouth; pale greenish amber heart-shaped leaf and stem decoration around shoulder, and loopings on neck; rough pontil mark on base, inscribed in center "St. Louis Q715" and around outer edge, "L.C.T." and "Louis C. Tiffany - Favrile".
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01

Former Collection Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)