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4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Flower Container with Greenbrier Motif
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.

Flower Container with Greenbrier Motif

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)
Designer Julia Munson (American, 1875 - 1971)
Dateca. 1901
MediumEnameled bronze and copper
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (18.4 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2691
Terms
  • New York
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DescriptionEnamel-on-copper repousse vase. The exterior has a design in relief of vines in various shades of green, heart-shaped leaves of gold, red, magenta, orange and green, and small clusters of purple berries. The vine is Greenbrier, smilax rotundifolia. The background is decorated with swirls of dark blue and purple. A bronze fitting with irregular latticework in the shape of tree branches covers the top rim. The interior of the piece has a metal lining. There is a bronze disc on the base.

Label TextDesign attributed to Julia Munson American (1875-1971) Tiffany Studios Corona, New York Flower Container with Greenbrier Motif, ca. 1901 Enameled bronze and copper Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2691
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