Vase with insert
Manufacturer
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American,1848-1933)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
InscribedVase marked around bottom: "L.C.T. Y 3191". Insert marked around polished pontil: "Y 3191".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6219
Not on view
DescriptionVase and insert. VASE: Urn shaped with a narrow, almost straight neck. Paperweight style of slightly abstract mauve morning glories and leaves. Iridescent inside. Open pontil. INSERT: Gold iridescent mold blown glass. Vertically ribbed cylinder with slight flaring at the rim to fit the vase rim.Exhibition HistoryBaltimore Museum of Art, LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY: REVELATIONS OF TRUE BEAUTY, Baltimore, MD, 2/5/89-4/23/89. Published ReferencesChrysler Museum TIFFANY CATALOGUE, #9.
Late 19th century
