Vase
This vase features cased and cut decoration on a virtually colorless glass form. The blue-white opalescent rim is the result of the vessel having been reintroduced into the hot furnace. Tiffany's master of this type of ornamentation was Fredolin Kreischmann (or Kreischman), a highly skilled glass cutter and engraver whom Tiffany hired during the early years of his production of blown-glass vases. Kreischmann had perfected his technique while employed at the leading proponent of this method, the British firm Thomas Webb, in Stourbridge. In the five years that Kreischmann worked for Tiffany before his death in 1898 he created some of the most breathtaking pieces known from the firm.
This vase exhibits a delicacy and fluidity not often associated with cut glass. Two of Tiffany's favorite motifs from the natural world—lily pads and Queen Anne's lace—subtly emerge from the surface. The lily pads are carved from a light spring green glass applied to the lower part of the vase, with stems of the same color seeming to float to the top of the vessel. The glass cutter has executed the delicate blossoms with exceptional skill, articulating each minute floret and rendering the blossoms from many different angles and in different states of maturity.
This vase exhibits a delicacy and fluidity not often associated with cut glass. Two of Tiffany's favorite motifs from the natural world—lily pads and Queen Anne's lace—subtly emerge from the surface. The lily pads are carved from a light spring green glass applied to the lower part of the vase, with stems of the same color seeming to float to the top of the vessel. The glass cutter has executed the delicate blossoms with exceptional skill, articulating each minute floret and rendering the blossoms from many different angles and in different states of maturity.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vase
- Decorator: Probably cut by Fredolin Kreischmann (1845–1898)
- Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
- Date: ca. 1895–98
- Geography: Made in Queens, New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown glass, cut and engraved
- Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, 1997
- Object Number: 1997.409
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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