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Footed Cup

Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
Medium: Opalescent glass
Place Manufactured: Corona, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1896-1900
Dimensions: 6 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (15.2 x 6 x 6 cm)
Markings: Cut into rim of foot: "L.C.T." and "H2429"
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: 71.183.2
Credit Line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi
Image: Overall, 71.183.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Opalescent or "Favrile" glass footed cup. Elongated ovoid cup with thread decoration on body over which are applied six prunts. Foot in form of segmented cone with fold at base. Of amber bottle glass fused with metallic oxides giving hues of purple, gold, blue, etc. iridescence. CONDITION: Excellent.

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