Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase (c. 1900–1920): Art, History and Details

Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase (c. 1900–1920) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1901–1924).

The work and its context

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

The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was begun by former employees of Louis Comfort Tiffany as a rival operation in 1902. With its expressive form and brilliant golden iridescence, this vase represents the finest work produced by the Queens, New York, company in the Art Nouveau style.

Object facts

• Title: Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase
• Date: c. 1900–1920
• Creator attribution: Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1901–1924)
• Culture: America
• Type: Glass
• Technique: blown glass
• Dimensions: 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2019.244

A detail from the museum

The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was named after a rare breed of South American bird, the quetzal, known for its colorful iridescent plumage.

Collection credit

Gift of June Greenwald

Further reading listed by the museum

• No publication history

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