Tag: Louis Comfort Tiffany

Cabinet vases. Art glass from around 1900 made by Tiffany Studios of New York City.

Decorated Cabinet Vase Decorated cabinet vase in favrile glass. ca. 1898-1900. American. Maker’s marks: engraved “L.C.T./Q40” on the base. Image © 2021 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/design/decorated-cabinet-vase
Favrile and millifiore art glass cabinet vase, with overall purple iridescence with silver vines, green ivy and interspersed millifiore. ca. 1902. American. Maker’s marks: Inscribed “L.C.T.” to the base. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/vases/tiffany-favrile-millifiore-glass-cabinet-vase-circa-1902/id-f_20371202/
Favrile glass cabinet vase. Early 20th c. American. Maker’s marks: marked “L.C.T, H. 1518”. Imaged by and image © Heritage Auctions, HA.com. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/glass/tiffany-studios-favrile-glass-cabinet-vase-early-20th-centurymarks-lct-h-15182-x-4-inches-51-x-102-cm-/a/8006-79291.s

Vases made by Tiffany Studios. All of these taken from a recent Sotheby’s auction catalog.

“Jack-in-the-Pulpit” vase. ca. 1910. American. Favrile glass. Maker’s marks: engraved “776E L. C Tiffany-Favrile.” Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/dreaming-in-glass-masterworks-by-tiffany-studios/jack-in-the-pulpit-vase
“Jack-in-the-Pulpit” vase. ca. 1900-1903. American. Favrile glass. Maker’s marks: engraved “L.C.T./Y4993.”
Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/dreaming-in-glass-masterworks-by-tiffany-studios/jack-in-the-pulpit-vase-2
“Morning Glory” paperweight vase. 1907. American. Favrile glass. Maker’s marks: engraved “L.C. TIFFANY/FAVRILE/L.H. NASH” in red enamel. Also engraved “Paris/gold medal/Louis C. Tiffany Favrile ex 1274.” Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/dreaming-in-glass-masterworks-by-tiffany-studios/morning-glory-paperweight-vase

“Morning Glory” paperweight vase. ca. 1914. American. Favrile glass. Maker’s marks: engraved “8062H L.C. Tiffany-Favrile.” Image Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/dreaming-in-glass-masterworks-by-tiffany-studios/morning-glory-paperweight-vase-2

Art glass designed by American Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933). A selection of items that are or were part of the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, some of these having been deaccessioned.

Favrile glass squat bowl with a lily pad design. ca. 1910-1920.
Favrile glass squat bowl with a lily pad design. ca. 1910-1920. Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/bowl-42773

"Tel el Amarna" vase. ca. 1905-1915.
“Tel el Amarna” vase. ca. 1905-1915. Favrile glass with a sage, green and sienna zigzag around neck. Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tel-el-amarna-vase-42767

Footed bowl. ca. 1909.
Footed bowl. ca. 1909. Favrile glass. Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/footed-bowl-42770

Stemmed bowl. ca. 1909.
Stemmed bowl. ca 1909. Favrile glass. Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/stemmed-bowl-42771

Vase. ca. 1910-1915.
Vase. ca. 1910-1915. Glass. Image © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Fair use license. via https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/vase-39932

Designs for stained glass windows that sparkle from Tiffany studios. Collection of the Morse Museum, Orlando, Florida. Images courtesy of the museum.

Mausoleum windows. ca. 1910.
Mausoleum windows. ca. 1910. Mrs. Helen B. Raven, client. Watercolor on paper Attributed to Agnes Northrop for Tiffany Studios. Collection of the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/paintings/62-023-mausoleum-window-design

Design for a window in the Rosehill Mausoleum. c. 1910.
Design for a window in the Rosehill Mausoleum. c. 1910. Watercolor on paper. Collection of the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/paintings/62-024-design-for-landscape-window

More glorious glass from Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studios, made for his long demolished home, Laurelton Hall which was out on Long Island in New York.

Chapel reredos. ca. 1893.
Chapel reredos. ca. 1893. Exhibited at The World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago. (The White City). Glass mosaic. Image courtesy the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/architectural-ornament/chapel-reredos

Daffodil Terrace capital. ca. 1893.
Daffodil Terrace capital. ca. 1893. Concrete and cast glass. Collection of the Morse Museum. via https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/tiffanys-laurelton-hall-in-photos-4122039

Dragonfly lamp screen. ca. 1920.
Dragonfly lamp screen. ca. 1920. Leaded glass. Image courtesy the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/lamps-and-lighting/moth-lamp-screen

Electrolier. ca. 1893.
Electrolier. ca. 1893. Exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 (The White City). Glass and metal. Image courtesy the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/lamps-and-lighting/chapel-electrolier1

Lunette window. ca. 1890-1900.
Lunette window. ca. 1890-1900. Leaded glass and cast lead. Image courtesy the Morse Museum. via http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/windows/lunette-window

A bit of luck these are. I post these to my twitter account where the Morse Museum found my earlier Tiffany post. They sent me a link asking me to check out their Tiffany collection so I could share them with you. A real treat.

Drawings for stained glass windows with jewel colored light to bathe in for an entire winter if not forever. American. Tiffany Studios and Louis Comfort Tiffany, maker (1848-1933).

"Te Deum" window. 1914.
“Te Deum” window. 1914. Watercolor, gouache, graphite, photograph, and collage on artist board. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Design_for_Te_Deum_window_MET_DP249621.jpg

Stained glass window design. Undated.
Stained glass window design. Undated. Watercolor, gouache, graphite and ink on bristol board. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fair use license. via https://crythebird.com/2013/06/07/tiffanyatthehigh/

Design for a window. Late 19th-early 20th c.
Design for a window. Late 19th-early 20th c. Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cut white wove paper. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Design_for_a_window_MET_ADA_Tiffany_67-654-105_ATrecto.jpg

Window design. Late 19th-early 20th c.
Window design. Late 19th-early 20th c. Black ink, graphite, watercolor, and gouache on paper. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Cc0 License 1.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Design_for_window_MET_DP324603.jpg