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

Plate

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American,1848-1933)

Dateca. 1895

MediumGlass

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

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6257

Terms

Green
Red
New York, NY

On View

Not on view

DescriptionFlat irregular plate. Rim curves upward. Center is raised (from pontil) with swirled indentations. Green with five red leaf outlines from center to 1.5" of rim. See vase, GAT.67.19 peacock design with inscribed "X 2044".

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:AGM