Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vase

Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany; Manufacturer: Tiffany Furnaces

Date

c. 1900

Medium

Glass

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This vase “grows” from the bottom to the top as plants do in nature—even the tops of the leaves fold back naturalistically and veins are visible. Tiffany’s master glass blowers laid green glass over white translucent glass, and when the piece cooled they cut the design by skillfully removing parts of the green glass layer. United States, Americas

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