Vase
Manufacturer
Tiffany
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1906
MediumGlass | Cameo
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
InscribedSigned (diamond point) "9886A-Favrile-L.C. Tiffany" around polished pontil mark.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2292
Not on view
DescriptionCameo vase of blown clear glass with an acid finish. The design consists of clear and green-brown vines, large green leaves and five purple morning glory with intaglio-cut pistils.Published ReferencesChas. T. Carpenter, Jr., "A Tiffany-Siver Mounted Claret Jug," PERCEPTIONS, (Indianapolis Museum of Art: 1981), Vol. 1. A claret jug in Indianopolis Museum of Art with cameo grape & vine carving is marked "9785A". It has the silver mark "C" for Chas. T. Cook. Cook was president of Tiffany & Co. (1902-1906). Dr. Robert Koch, _Louis C. Tiffany: The Collected Works of Robert Koch_ (Atglen, Pa.: Schiffer Publishing, 2001), 200.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
