Favrile Vase, circa 1899
01
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
circa 1899
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
63.155.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Favrile glass (TM)
Color
Amber (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Diameter: 4.75 in
Inscriptions
engraved on bottom:
L. C. TIFFANY FAVRILE L6170
Keywords |
|---|
02
Related Content
SetArt Glass
- 15 Artifacts
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.
articleArt Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany
Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
articleBeyond Favrile: Louis Comfort Tiffany and American Culture
Learn more about the ebbs and flows of the impact of Louis Comfort Tiffany on American culture, both during his lifetime and beyond, well into the 20th century.
articleTiffany and Art Glass
Explore the history of Art Glass from early works in the 1880s, through its most well-known creator, Louis Comfort Tiffany, to TIffany's competitors and the end of the movement in the early 20th century.