Decorative Arts & Design
Covered Box
MetalworkGlass
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
- Place of origin
- America
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of the Friends of the Ashcombe Museum, 1970
- 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
Favrile glass, enamel on copper
Signature and marks
engraved on bottom: 129 Louis C. Tiffany Favrile
