Decorative Arts & Design
Cover for a Box
Permanent ExhibitionMetalworkGlass
Details
- Author / creator
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933)
- Object type
- Glass
- Date or period
- 1898–1901
- Dimensions summary
- Diameter: 13.1 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Period / style
- Art Nouveau
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
By 1900 Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.
Materials and technique
Enamel on copper
Signature and marks
on bottom of glass box: 129 Louis C. Tiffany Favrile.





