New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Peacock Vase

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892 - 1902)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1898-1899

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

InscribedMarked: "L.C.T." and "N6479" (1900).

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6250

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-7, Case 43

DescriptionVase. Peacock Feather. Essentially cylindrical shape with a slight flaring at the bottom and rounding at the top. All-over simulation of iridescent peacock feathers with four blue iridescent "eyes" around about 1.5" from rim. "Cypriote-Peacock Eye".

Label TextTiffany Glass and Decorating Company Corona, New York Peacock Vase, ca. 1900 Blown glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6250 Approved By: ERLExhibition 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. "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.