Paperweight Vase
Manufacturer
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American,1848-1933)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1919
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
InscribedMarked around base: "7400N Louis C. Tiffany, Inc. Favrile Exhibition Piece" (manuscript signature) and original paper Tiffany seal.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6222
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a paperweight-style vase of transparent green-tinted glass. The base is six-petalled and the body is divided into six rounded sections by deep indentations that extend to the middle of the shoulder. In each section is a plume of translucent amber and green feathers attached to a thin green stem. At the top of the stem is a "peacock eye." The opaque eyes are made by the millefiori technique and are chartreuse, olive-green, red, blud, chartreuse, olive-green, red and blue. The eyes are bordered by thin green feathering that reaches the rim. The interior has a multi-colored iridescence, and there is a rough pontil.Exhibition History"Tiffany Glass: A Riot of Color," Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA, April 16 - July 12, 2009.Published ReferencesGrover. _Art Glass Nouveau_. pg. 112. _Chrysler Museum Newsletter_, Nov. 1972, article and illustration. Paul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1978), #21.
Unknown
8th century A.D.
