Bronze Pottery Vase (Lamp Base) with Peacock Motif
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1910
MediumBronze clad Ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
InscribedInscribed on the bottom is the standard LCT (conjoined). Also: B.P. [bronze pottery] 181 [model/pattern number] L.C. Tiffany [maker] Favrile [line] Bronze Pottery
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number94.18.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis bronze pottery vase is a lamp base. This vase is a tall baluster-shaped container which has had bronze applied to a ceramic form with designs of rambling vines of possibly roses. There are several peacocks around the vase in relief as are the vines. The lower section has fluting in relief and the neck has a separate collar applied to strengthen it.Label TextTiffany Studios Corona, New York (1902-1938) Favrile Vase, ca. 1910 Semiporcelain and bronze Museum Purchase 94.18.1 The ever inventive and experimental Louis Comfort Tiffany was not the first person to cover pottery with metal. The process had already been perfected at Clewel Potters in Ohio and in several other places. This vase, however, is the largest metal-covered pottery object known to have been produced by Tiffany, which makes it extremely rare. Several smaller examples are in collections throughout this country, although he made relatively few. It is interesting that the object was discovered in North Carolina by the Museum's curator of decorative arts while he was looking for native potters' work. Though the Museum's holdings of Tiffany material are extraordinary by any measure, this unique object was an extremely prudent addition to that collection. Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," Chrysler Museu, Norfolk, Va., October 25, 1996 - February 16, 1997. "The Decorative Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., April 20 - August 31, 1997. "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012. Published ReferencesLindsy Riempa Parrott, "Tiffany's Favrile Pottery," _Style 1900_ 17, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2004): 68-75. ISSN: 1080-451X
