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Vase

Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
Medium: Opalescent glass
Place Made: Corona, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1897-1913
Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (18.4 x 18.7 x 18.7 cm)
Markings: no marks
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: 77.48.5
Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
Image: Overall, 77.48.5_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Vase, blown opalescent glass. Bulbous vase rises from bottom, flares to rounded, swelling shoulder; tapers at collar to narrow neck that rises and bulges out slightly at mouth. Green glass covered with predominantly yellow and light green iridescence; silvered design in meander pattern. CONDITION: Good [see Lab Report 9/4/98].

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