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Vase Vase

This is a vase. It was overseen (as design director) by Louis Comfort Tiffany and produced by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. It is dated ca. 1895 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is mouth-blown favrile glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This early Tiffany vase is notable for its impressive stature and delicate feathering technique. Since the decoration was added as the form developed, it stretches across the surface where the gaffer expanded the glass. The striations make a swirling pattern complimentary to de Forest’s woodwork and stenciled wallpaper in this room.

This object was donated by Stanley Siegel. It is credited Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection.

Vase (USA)
mold-blown favrile glass.
Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
1966-55-15

Black and white drawing of upright feather with evenly spaced separated barbs, creating a comb-like affect with ribbon bow and flowers tied to bottom

Drawing, Design for a Feather Headdress
pen and black ink, brush and sepia wash on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-874

Book Illustration, The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer, Revised and Corrected by Dr. M. Frank, 64a

Book Illustration, The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer, Revised and Corrected...
dyed feather samples.
Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
SIL39088007119563

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Panel And Fragments (India)
cotton, beetle elytra, foil strips, metallic yarns, sequins.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-25-1-a/d

This glazed and lustered earthenware vase is shaped like a tall, elongated bell: round at the top, gently flaring below. The shoulder of the vase is wider than the foot, with the circular opening centered on the top. The vase is decorated with a simple floral motif. A row of large flowers, shaped like halves of daisy flowers, bloom around the wide shoulders. Below, a row of smaller similar flowers alternate with the large flowers. The flowers have long straight stems, with simple upright leaves ending in spirals and squiggles between the stems. The iridescent vase is a rainbow of colors: golden green, teal, sky blue, pinkish purple, maroon, magenta, warm orange, and gold. Cool colors dominate the round shoulders of the vase; warm colors dominate the tall body.

Vase (USA)
molded, glazed, and lustered earthenware.
Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.
1984-84-26

Circular, elongated vase with a top that flares outward. It has a shiny, dark green appearance with iridescent glaze, with stylized flowers among leaves embossed on surface. There are hints of brown and blue due to the iridiscent quality. About a quarter of the way from the top, is a dripping, almost marbled pattern that touches the petals of the flowers, stops, and continues near the bottom of the vase. The vase also has a foot that flares outward, but is smaller in size than the opening at the top.

Vase (England)
glazed earthenware, overglaze lustre.
Gift of David Schafer.
1986-42-3

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 64.5 x 17.6 cm (25 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Label affixed on bottom: "TIFFANY FAVRILLE GLASS REGISTERED TRADEMARK"

Cite this object as

Vase Vase; Produced by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company; Design Director: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); mouth-blown favrile glass; H x diam.: 64.5 x 17.6 cm (25 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection; 1975-32-9

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair and Passion for the Exotic: Louis Comfort Tiffany and Lockwood de Forest.

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Accession Number 1975-32-9
Object ID 18488153