Photograph Frame In Etched Metal Pattern Grape Vine Design
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
DateEarly 20th century
MediumGilt | Glass | Metal
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (36.2 x 31.1 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "Tiffany Studio/New York/917".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2774
Not on view
DescriptionRectangular frame with a beaded edge and an oval opening for a photograph. An open-work overlay in gilt metal in the form of vines and leaves (grapevine) is backed by amber marble opalescent glass.Label TextPhotograph Frames Objects such as photograph frames were bread-and-production items at Tiffany Studios. The two photograph frames at the left, in the Art Nouveau style, were made by Tiffany Studios from the early 1900s onward as their patterns remained popular into the 1920s. Desk sets and a number of other objects were available in both. The two photograph frames to the right are in a geometric pattern probably first made in the teens, but were fully compatible with the 1920s style that has since become known as Art Deco. Photograph Frame in Etched Metal Pattern Grape Vine Design Tiffany Studios, New York, early 20th century Flat glass and die-stamped gilt metal Mark stamped on metal: TIFFANY STUDIOS/ NEW YORK/ 917 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2774 (MAT 64.18) Tiffany offered desk sets and other objects in this popular pattern from the early 1900s through the 1920s. Exhibition History"The Decorative Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany," April 20 - August 31, 1997 Published ReferencesRobert Koch, LOUIS C. TIFFANY'S GLASS, BRONZES, LAMPS, (Crown Publishing: New York, 1971), p. 93, illus. 108 (pattern & a date).
