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Louis Comfort Tiffany, designer

Vase, ca. 1900

Description

Maker

  • Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1848-1933, American, designer
  • Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, active 1892-1932, American, manufacturer

Title

Vase

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

Blown Favrile glass

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • blown glass,
  • Favrile glass

Dimensions

Height: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Engraved on bottom: X1138 (X denotes pieces not made for sale), and a small round paper label with TGDCo in monogram (Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company) surrounded by: Tiffany. Favrile. Glass. Registered. Trade·mark.Favrile glass: opaque blown glass with iridescent surface.Squat, irregular shape; dark purplish-brown streaked with amber, green and yellow.

Type

  • Glass

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.348

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

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