New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Flower Form Vase

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American,1848-1933)

CultureAmerican

Date1903

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

InscribedEtched on folded bottom rim: "L.C.T. T5458".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6318

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-6, Case 40

DescriptionFlower form vase. White tulip. White and opalescent petals in clear bottom of "flower" opaque green leaves with the end trailing down the clear stem. Stem has a slight central bulge (nodule) and is attached to a clear, high dome foot. Foot has five opaque green leaf outlines.

Label TextTiffany Studios FLOWER FORM VASE, Ca. Early 20th Century Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6318 (CASE 80)Exhibition History"The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesANTIQUES MAGAZINE, 1985, engagement calendar, ill. Chrysler Museum TIFFANY CATALOGUE, #33.