necklace
Object NameFavrile Beetle Necklace
Artistic Director
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American, 1848 - 1933)
Designer
Meta K. Overbeck
(American, 1881 - 1946)
Manufacturer(glass)
Tiffany Furnaces
(American, 1902 - 1920)
Made FromGlass, Silver-Gilt Metal
Dateabout 1913-1932
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona
TechniquePressed, iridized, assembled
SizeOverall (unclasped) H: 6 cm, W: 54 cm, D: 0.7 cm
Accession Number2024.4.11
Credit LineSupported by The Ennion Acquisition Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive NotesTiffany began advertising jewelry featuring iridescent Favrile beetles cut from stamped glass tiles in 1909. His personal collection of Egyptian jewelry containing necklaces made from dried Egyptian scarab beetles inspired Meta Overbeck when designing this collar as well as other necklaces, pins, bracelets, and buckles.
Provenance
Source
Lillian Nassau LLC
- 2023-2024
about 1890-1900