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Vase

Attributed To: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
Medium: Opalescent glass
Possible Place Made: Corona, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1900
Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (21.3 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 14.739.10
Credit Line: Gift of Charles W. Gould
Image: Overall, 14.739.10_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Opalescent or "Favrile" glass vase; pear-shaped base tapers in and rises upward with ribs to top that flares outward like a Morning Glory flower. Amber glass with wavy threads of dark reddish-purple throughout. Maker: Possibly Tiffany Studios Condition: break completely around the bottom; has been repaired by Sue Sack.

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