New photography by Ed Pollard, digital slr-2009.

Flower Form Vase

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American,1848-1933)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1899-1900

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

InscribedMarked on folded outer bottom rim: "L.C.T. R9905".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6307

On View

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

DescriptionFlower form vase. Attached 7" stem from ribbed dome green semi-opaque foot with gold iridescent inside. Green and opaque stem with one knob "blossom" has green and white leafing and flows out to a cup shape opalescent top with a scalloped and rim folded outward. Inside pale green iridescent rim, then gold iridescent. Slightly irregular rim diameter.

Label TextLouis Comfort Tiffany American (1848-1933) Flower Form Vase, ca. 1899-1900 Blown glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6307Exhibition 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, #31.