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Cypriote

Cypriote

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Vase with Peacock Feather Plique-a-Jour Mount
 
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Object Name: 
Favrile Wall Plaque
Title: 
Cypriote
Department
American
Category
Modern
Maker(s)
Tiffany Studios, Studio
Tiffany, Louis Comfort ((American, 1848-1933)), Maker
Place Made: 
United States, Corona, NY
Date: 
about 1897-1899
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2 cm, Diam (max): 44.7 cm
Accession Number: 
2006.4.160
Location: 
On Display
Description
Amber glass; blown, applied iridescence and decoration. Large circular plaque of Tiffany favrile glass with flame-colored iridescence in the center and swirls of decoration along the outer edges, engraved "F916 L.C. Tiffany-Inc. Favrile" on base.
Inscription
L. C. Tiffany - Inc. Favrille / F916 Engraved On underside of disc in script
Provenance
Sotheby's, Source to

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Publications

Collecting Earlier American Glass (2010-04) illustrated, p. 45;
Glassmaking, America's First Industry (2009-01) illustrated, p. 242-43, Fig. 10;
The Gather (2007) illustrated, p. 11;
Notes: Corning Museum Makes Major Additions to Glass Collection (2007) illustrated, p. 271, fig. 6;
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2006 (2005) illustrated, p. 11, right;

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