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

Plate

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1895

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 14 in. (35.6 cm)

InscribedMarked on bottom: "X 2133" no signature.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6257

Not on view

Label TextPlaque Tiffany Glass & Decoration Co., New York, ca. 1893-1896 Blown glass with engraved details Mark engraved: X2133 Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6257 (GAT 64.63) Doros #107 Tiffany's patrons, the H.O. Havemeyers, donated a very similar Tiffany plaque to The Metropolitan Museum of ARt in 1896. Ceramic and even matal plaques, or charges, were extremely popular as wall ornaments (particularly in dining rooms) during the late 19th century and the opening years of this century. Tiffany's illustration (right), which was photographically reproduced in The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany, shows how Tiffany himself used ceramic plaques for decoration in his own dining room in the Bella Apartment about ten years before he began making Favrile glass. Added by:AGMExhibition History"Tiffany Glass: A Riot of Color," Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA, April 16 - July 12, 2009.Published ReferencesSchmutzler, ART NOUVEAU, pg. 17, #1, a similar plate dated before 1896 at the Met, Havemeyer Collection. Chrysler Museum TIFFANY CATALOGUE, #107.