"Paperweight" vase, ca. 1900-1902

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

ExecutionTiffany Glass & Decorating Company, 1892–1924

Clear glass, silver-yellow-painted and iridized, clear overlay, blown, applied

(H x Ø)14,2 × 13,4 cm

Place of originNew York

Status

not on display

About the work“Paperweight” here refers to fusing patterned segments of glass into transparent glass. This method was used to create paperweights in which the glass magnifies the interior decoration. Around 1900, the New York artist and entrepreneur Louis Comfort Tiffany transferred this technique to the production of vases. They depict flowers – or rather embody the idea of them – in a way that is not found in nature.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1970

Inventory numberP 1970-449

Art Nouveau
Jugendstil (German, Austrian Art Nouveau)

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