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Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase

ca. 1900–1920
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 706
Two former employees of Louis Comfort Tiffany's glassworks, Martin Bach and Thomas Johnson, founded the Quezal firm and named it after the brightly feathered Central American quetzal bird. Using the same method of manufacture practiced at the Tiffany factory, the company made artistic ware with pulled and applied decoration of lustrous iridescence. The Jack-in-the-Pulpit form of this vase is considered to be one of the few art forms in America that can be convincingly associated with Art Nouveau, and the most important form made by Quezal.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase
  • Manufacturer: Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (1901–ca. 1924)
  • Date: ca. 1900–1920
  • Geography: Made in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Iridescent glass
  • Dimensions: 12 x 8 in. (30.5 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ronald S. Kane, in memory of Maude B. and Sam B. Feld, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.511
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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