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Tiffany vase

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Favrile glass. Body of nearly white bottle glass clouded with bluish yellow with an iridescent effect. Form: The lower part of body has the shape of a bowl, the shoulder contracts slightly into a high, large neck, the upper part of which expands outwards; the lip, the body, neck and shoulder have 21 narrow flat sides.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, or Tiffany Studios
date made
1893 - 96
Physical Description
"colorless" (overall color)
monochrome, yellow (overall surface decoration color name)
glass, ?, translucent (overall material)
iridescent (joint piece production method/technique)
mold blown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 13 3/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 33.9725 cm x 17.145 cm
overall: 13 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in; 34.29 cm x 17.145 cm
Object Name
vase
vase
vase, tall
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