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Tiffany vase

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Favrile glass. Blue glass body; Form: Lower half is trumpet shape expanding above the waist to a slightly bulbous top with short large cylindrical neck. Decorated with stripes up and down like grass leaves; iridescent surface. Purchased from Charles Tiffany, $25.00.
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
blue (overall color)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
glass, transparent (overall material)
blown (overall production method/technique)
iridescent (joint piece production method/technique)
trailed (joint piece production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 10 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in; 27.305 cm x 10.4775 cm
overall: 10 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in; 27.6225 cm x 10.4775 cm
Object Name
vase
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