id:			136303
accession number:	1960.186
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.186
updated:		2023-03-09 12:48:13.846000

Vase, c. 1900–1902. Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933), Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (American, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass; overall: 16.5 x 8.3 cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Arthur L. Brockway 1960.186

title:				Vase
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1900–1902
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1902
current location:		209 Tiffany
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Arthur L. Brockway
copyright:			

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culture:	America, New York, early 20th Century
technique:	favrile glass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Glass
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CREATORS

* Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933)  - designer

* Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (American, New York, 1892–1902)  - maker

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measurements: Overall: 16.5 x 8.3 cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	etched on base:  "L.C. Tiffany" and "4548E."  Scratched on base "8169." 
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Virginia Brockway [1891-1976], Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1960-
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fun fact:
Introducing various chemicals into the molten glass within the furnace produced multicolored iridescence on the surface when this vase was blown and cooled.

digital description:
This small vase is made of Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature Favrile glass. Early on when Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were realized in the development of Favrile glass, deliberately named to sound French, expensive, and “handmade.” Largely through Tiffany's marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. Along with the many shapes and sizes of his decorative vases, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.

wall description:
This small vase is made of Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature Favrile glass. Early on when Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were realized in the development of Favrile glass, deliberately named to sound French, expensive, and “handmade.” Largely through Tiffany's marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. Along with the many shapes and sizes of his decorative vases, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.
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