Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933)
c. 1900–1902
Medium
favrile glass
Dimensions
16.5 × 8.3 cm
Classification
Glass
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Arthur L. Brockway
Accession Number
1960.186
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
This small vase is made of Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature Favrile glass. Early on when Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were realized in the development of Favrile glass, deliberately named to sound French, expensive, and “handmade.” Largely through Tiffany's marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; galleries in major...