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Vase

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Opalescent glass
DATES ca. 1920
DIMENSIONS 13 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (33.3 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS On bottom, etched in script: "1535-4554M" and "Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces Inc. Favrile"
ACCESSION NUMBER 2000.79.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Richard L. Gaynor and Donald S. Gaynor in memory of their parents, Robert Samuel Gaynor and Pearl Russek Gaynor
PROVENANCE Prior to 1922, provenance not yet documented; by 1922, acquired by an unidentified individual; 1922, gifted by an unidentified individual to Pearl R. Gaynor and Robert S. Gaynor; by 2000, inherited by Richard L. Gaynor and Donald R. Gaynor of New York, NY; October 26, 2000, gift of Richard L. Gaynor and Donald R. Gaynor to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Opalescent or "Favrile" glass vase; large, thick-walled, trumpet shape with wide flaring rim. Body tapers to large knob that sits atop annular knob, resting on domed base with fourteen evenly spaced molded striations; folded foot. Nearly colorless body overlaid with gold iridescence with rose and blue highlights. Condition: very good
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Tiffany Studios (1902–1932). Vase, ca. 1920. Opalescent glass, 13 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (33.3 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard L. Gaynor and Donald S. Gaynor in memory of their parents, Robert Samuel Gaynor and Pearl Russek Gaynor, 2000.79.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2000.79.2_bw.jpg)
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