4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.

Flower Container with Greenbrier Motif

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

DesignerDesign attributed to Julia Munson (American, 1875 - 1971)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1901

MediumEnameled bronze and copper

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (18.4 x 21.6 cm)

InscribedEngraved in script on bottom: "Tiffany Studios" and numbered "SG43".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2691

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-7, Case 43

DescriptionEnamel-on-copper repousse vase. The exterior has a design in relief of vines in various shades of green, heart-shaped leaves of gold, red, magenta, orange and green, and small clusters of purple berries. The vine is Greenbrier, smilax rotundifolia. The background is decorated with swirls of dark blue and purple. A bronze fitting with irregular latticework in the shape of tree branches covers the top rim. The interior of the piece has a metal lining. There is a bronze disc on the base.

Label TextDesign attributed to Julia Munson American (1875-1971) Tiffany Studios Corona, New York Flower Container with Greenbrier Motif, ca. 1901 Enameled bronze and copper Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2691 Exhibition HistoryExhibitions International Tour: "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, October 13, 2005 - January 4, 2006; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, February 2 - April 30, 2006; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, May 30 - September 30, 2006; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, October 14, 2006 - January 14, 2007. "Tiffany Girls: A New Light on Tiffany," Singer Laren Museum, Amsterdam, December 18, 2008 - August 30, 2009; Villa Struck, Munich, October 15, 2009 - January 17, 2010. "Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010. "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros, _The Tiffany Collection from The Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_ (Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1977), 150, no. 216. Janet Zapata, _The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany_ (London: Thames and Hudson, 1993), 58. Illustrated in black and white. Martin Eidelberg and Nancy A. McClelland, _Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking_ (New York: St. Martin's Press in association with Christie's Fine Arts Auctioneers, 2001), 210, pottery version of this enameled copper (with incorrect plant name).