Skip main navigation

Collections: Decorative Arts: Shot Glass

Want to add this object to a set? Please join the Posse, or log in.

Shot Glass

Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
Culture: American
Medium: Opalescent glass
Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1896-1900
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm)
Markings: Scratched on base: "L.C.T. / m1526"
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 67.120.106
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
Image: Overall, 67.120.106.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Shot glass , opalescent or "Favrile" glass. Amber glass delicately overlaid with silver and purple iridescence. Object is transparent. Cylindrical shape on slightly flared base. Waist is circumscribed by a spiral glass thread. Condition: Excellent

Tags

Separate each tag with a space: painting portrait.

Or join words together in one tag by using double quotes: "Brooklyn Museum."

Tags by Posse

JoannaLundberg (3)
- shot glass
- Tiffany glass
- opalescent
jibbajabba (2)
- cup
- glass
arikan (3)
- empty
- cup
- american

Search the Collection

Location: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
Telephone: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440
Admission: Suggested Contribution: $10; Students with Valid ID: $6; Adults 62 and over: $6; Members: Free; Children under 12: Free
Hours: Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Get detailed hours
Subway: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum Get detailed directions