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Ashcombe Museum of Art & History
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.

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