Favrile Vases, 1905-1906
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Artifact Overview
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Vase
Date Made
1905-1906
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
73.157.28
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Martha L. Byrne in Memory of Reba Lowry Byrne and Ethel Lowry Rhodes.
Material
Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Favrile glass (TM)
Color
Green
Pink (Color)
White (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Diameter: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
engraved on bottom of 73.157.28.1:
L. C. TIFFANY FAVRILE / 614A
engraved on bottom of 73.157.28.2:
L. C. TIFFANY FAVRILE / Y9712
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