Favrile Vase
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American, 1848-1933, active in Europe and New York)
Dateearly 20th Century
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ivy Osbourne in memory of Mervin William Osbourne and Ivy Osbourne, 1982.
Object numberMF82.16
Tiffany's vase attempts to resurrect the Roman technique of favrile iridescent glass which captured and diffused light and provided rich coloristic effects. Here the decoration of ivy leaves reinforces the Neoclassical effect of the design and shape of the perfectly proportioned vase.
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