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Favrile vase

(American, 1848–1933)
(active 1902–1928)
about 1915
Object PlaceCorona, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueBlown iridescent Favrile glass
Dimensions13.4 x 4 x 1.2 cm (5 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Elliott Robinson and their son Clayton S. Robinson in memory of Emily E. Sylvester (1863-1955) and Maria W. Sylvester (1876-1957)
Accession number1995.75
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ClassificationsGlass
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on base "1469 J L.C. Tiffany - Favrile"
ProvenancePurchased at Tiffany's in New York by Misses Emily E. Sylvester (1863-1955) and Maria W. Sylvester (1876-1957) (exact date of purchase unknown); inherited by Mrs. G. Elliott Robinson from her aunts (Misses Emily E. and Maria W. Sylvester); 1995, given to the MFA by Mrs. G. Elliot Robinson [May 24, 1995]; February 23, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Doyle's, New York.
(Accession Date: May 24, 1995; Deaccession Date: February 23, 2013)
about 1910
206 B.C.–A.D. 220
206 B.C.–A.D. 220
about 1915
1900–20