New photography by Ed Pollard, digital slr-2009.

Flower Form Vase

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892 - 1902)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1897-1898

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

InscribedMarked: "o2502".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6319

On View

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

DescriptionFlower form vase. Tulip type. 6.5" stem of chartreuse with thin red and smokey streaks through clear. Dome, faintly ribbed base of clear with chartreuse opaque leaf outline. Blossom of chartreuse petals outlined with red on almost opaque white glass. Tips of petals are smokey blue. Faintly scalloped rim.

Label TextTiffany Glass and Decorating Company American (1892-1900) Flower Form Vase, ca. 1896 Blown glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6319 Exhibition History"Louis C. Tiffany: Master of Glass," Musée du Luxembourg, September 16, 2009- January 10, 2010; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, February 11 - May 2, 2010; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 5 - August 29, 2010. "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesChrysler Museum TIFFANY CATALOGUE, #37.