id: 173951 accession number: 2018.290 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.290 updated: 2023-04-23 11:16:04.550000 Covered Box, c. 1898–1902. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (American, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass, enamel on copper; 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.290 title: Covered Box title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1898–1902 creation date earliest: 1893 creation date latest: 1907 current location: creditline: Bequest of Charles Maurer copyright: --- culture: America, New York, early 20th Century technique: Favrile glass, enamel on copper department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Glass find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (American, New York, 1892–1902) - maker --- measurements: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Louis C. Tiffany Favrile translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany opening date: 2019-10-20T04:00:00 Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–2018 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2018– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: This fanciful dressing table accessory likely contained dusting powder and a feather puff. digital description: By 1900 Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success. wall description: By 1900 Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.290/2018.290_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.290/2018.290_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.290/2018.290_full.tif