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Vase
Not on view
This vase can be described as a happy accident. A note accompanying a sketch of it in the Tiffany technical manual reads, "Remember copper vases made for Paris order—The solder was full of holes and these were filled with plugs of brass (incrusted) & silver (fine) which, when finished instead of being repulsive, on the contrary rendered the effect more beautiful than had been sought for." Here, Moore’s team devised a brilliant solution to flaws in the solder and made these spots, which they poetically dubbed "snail’s eggs," integral features of the composition. The lustrous purplish-gray surface makes the vase all the more striking, exemplifying Tiffany’s mastery of techniques to endow copper with the rich, shimmering tones of the glass and ceramics in Moore’s collection.
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