Byzantine Vase

Gallery 210, American Art, second floor

Main Building

Byzantine Vase

c. 1900

Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933) Made by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Corona, New York (1892–1902)

Tiffany’s use of historical sources is demonstrated in this vase’s “Byzantine” decoration—zigzag patterns based on fourth-century glass wares—and “Tell el-Amarna blue” color. This intense blue was found on glazed pottery unearthed at Tell el-Amarna, the capital city of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.

Gallery 210, American Art, second floor

Object Details

Titles:

Byzantine Vase

Date:

c. 1900

Artists:

Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933) Made by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Corona, New York (1892–1902)

Medium:

Favrile glass

Dimensions:

7 11/16 × 3 3/8 inches (19.5 × 8.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1912

Accession Number:

1912-137

Geography:

Made in Corona, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 210, American Art, second floor

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