Ginger Jar Cover (c. 1904–14): Art, History and Details

Ginger Jar Cover (c. 1904–14) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

By 1900 Louis Comfort Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.

Object facts

• Title: Ginger Jar Cover
• Date: c. 1904–14
• Creator attribution: Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: glazed white clay
• Dimensions: Overall: 23.5 x 13 cm (9 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2018.280.b

A detail from the museum

Ceramic works were Louis Comfort Tiffany's contribution to the art pottery movement of the early 1900s.

Collection credit

Bequest of Charles Maurer

View the collection record

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