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Paperweight Vase with White Flowers and Leaves

Paperweight Vase with White Flowers and Leaves

 
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Object Name: 
Paperweight Vase with White Flowers and Leaves
Department
Modern
Category
Modern
Maker(s)
Tiffany, Louis Comfort ((American, 1848-1933)), Designer
Tiffany Studios, Studio
Place Made: 
United States, Corona, NY
Date: 
about 1898-1900
Color
White, green
AAT
white
Technique
blown
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.3 cm, Diam: 10.7 cm
Accession Number: 
62.4.15
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Location: 
On Display
Description
Transparent green, white, green and brown, cased in clear; blown, applied decoration; furnace-worked and cased. Vase has narrow foot, widens to rounded shoulder and circular mouth. Vase is decorated with flowing flowers, leaves and vines. Engraved on base “U 5099 L. C. Tiffany – Favrile.”
Provenance
Kaufmann, Edgar, Jr., Source to 1962

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Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2006-11-16 through 2007-03-18
West Bridge Exhibit

Publications

The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, pp. 88, 256; BIB# 128671
The Encyclopedia of Glass (2001) illustrated, p. 80, p. 211; BIB# 69319
Glass Tableware, Bowls and Vases (1982) pl. 343; BIB# 22048

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