Fragment of a vase, ca. 1898-1900

DesignLouis C. Tiffany, New York 1848–1933 New York

ExecutionTiffany Glass & Decorating Company, 1892–1924

Overlay glass with fused mosaic glass and threaded inclusions, blown

(H x Ø) (mit Sockel)21 × 9,2 cm

Place of originNew York

Status

on display, room G09

About the workThe story of this work of art continued even after it was damaged. The vase was initially a gift from one artist to another: in 1900, the American glass manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany gave it to the French glass artist François Décorchemont. During one of the world wars, Décorchemont hid the vessel at his home in Normandy, but damaged it when he was digging it back up. The artist and collector Barlach Heuer acquired this fragment and gave it to the art historian Helga Hilschenz. Heuer and Hilschenz had both collaborated with the Kunstpalast's glass collection for many years.

AccessionGift of Dr Helga Hilschenz, 2009

ProvenanceBis 1900 im Besitz des Künstlers; 1900 François Décorchemont, Glaskünstler (1880-1971) erworben durch Schenkung vom Künstler; [...]; vermutlich spät. 1960 Barlach Heuer (1930-2019); ? - 2009 Helga Hilschenz erworben durch Schenkung von Heuer; 2009 erworben durch Schenkung von Helga Hilschenz

Inventory numberGl 2009-84

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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