Vase / Louis Comfort Tiffany

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Accession Number
1994/1.76
Title
Vase
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Medium and Support
hand-blown iridescent glass
Object Creation Date
1848-1933
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
New York (state)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Creation Place 3
New York (state)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Bordin
Style/Group/Movement
Art Nouveau
Inscription
Signed on bottom: LC Tiffany / Favrile / 1005 / (illegible)
Dimensions
8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type
glass
Physical Description
irridescent neutral-colored glass vessel with wide body, narrow neck and thick lip
Subject Matter
Tiffany was conversant with glass (both mosaics and blown glass vessels) from different cultures and epochs, including that of ancient Rome. This miniature vase exhibits Tiffany's mastery of asymmetrical form (which recalls late antique glass as well as sharing in the aesthetic of Art Nouveau) and recalls the beautiful small bottles that contained perfumes or precious oils excavated from Roman sites. Tiffany's gorgeous use of color and iridescence in a small vase such as this also evokes the iridescence of excavated Roman glass--not an intended effect in the Roman work but a result of chemical changes in the glass as a consequence of contact with acidic and moist earth. In this small vase, Tiffany conjures up all the rich association of late Roman glass as well as the opulent color and lines of Tiffany's contemporary arts and crafts.
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vases
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1994/1.76
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"Vase; Louis Comfort Tiffany." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1994-sl-1.76/1994_1_76.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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