Vase (c. 1905–10): Art, History and Details

Vase (c. 1905–10) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32).

The work and its context

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

When Louis Comfort Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were finally realized in the development of Favrile glass, a term he created to imply “handmade.” Largely through his marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; at galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. From the outset, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.

Object facts

• Title: Vase
• Date: c. 1905–10
• Creator attribution: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Glass
• Technique: favrile glass
• Dimensions: Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1975.46

A detail from the museum

Vases in the shapes of exotic floral forms were among the most popular of Louis Comfort Tiffany's designs in glass.

Collection credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Shattuck W. Hartwell, Sr. in memory of Lavinia Austen and William Henry Gemmell

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