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Covered Box
The collection record classifies this work as glass. It is dated 1898–1901. Recorded culture or place: America, New York.
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- Museum title
- Covered Box
- Date
- 1898–1901
- Culture / origin
- America, New York
- Materials and technique
- Favrile glass, enamel on copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1970.127
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
By 1900 Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of William Ellery Greene · CC0
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