New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Tile

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American,1848-1933)

Manufacturer Heidt Glasshouse

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1880-1890

MediumGlass

DimensionsThickness: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Overall: 4 x 4 in. (10.2 x 10.2 cm)

InscribedIn relief on back edge: "PATENT APPLIED FOR"

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.8049

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Not on view

DescriptionCast, marbleized, swirled opaque orange with red and yellow and edge dark red and some green, back with 4 pronged butterfly-prongs.

Exhibition 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.Published ReferencesKoch, LOUIS C. TIFFANY, REBEL IN GLASS, 2nd Ed., p. 53.