Paperweight Favrile Glass Vase

Accession Number
2020/2.65

Title
Paperweight Favrile Glass Vase

Artist(s)
Tiffany & Company

Object Creation Date
1896-1897

Medium & Support
glass

Dimensions
14 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (36.83 x 19.05 x 19.05 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Charles and Rita Gelman

Physical Description
Vase in baluster form with vertical optic pattern ribbing and a short undecorated neck. The marbled, random shades move from jade green to chartreuse, to gold and caramel. The neck has faint areas of gilding. The base has a ground pontil to which the original label is affixed. 

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Primary Object Type
vase

Collection Area
Western

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