Vase

Designed by Louis C. Tiffany American
 Tiffany Furnaces American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 743

This object forms part of a group of glass vessels and enamel containers Louis Comfort Tiffany loaned to the Museum in 1925 that were later given to the Museum by the Tiffany Foundation in 1951 (51.121.1–.44). Tiffany originally chose this group of objects to show examples of form, technique, and color that were not represented in the 1896 Havemeyer gift (96.17.9–.56). The mark on the underside of this vase "A – coll" indicates that this object was once part of Tiffany’s private collection. Less than 250 objects are so marked. This vase, with its ingenious use of millefiore canes assembled, fused, and incorporated into a bubble of glass, resembles agate. This appearance is furthered by the thickness of the vases and their cut facets.

Vase, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Favrile glass, American

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.