Box

maker Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902)

c. 1898–1902

Medium
Favrile glass, enamel on copper
Classification
Glass
Dimensions
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Culture
America, New York
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
Credit line
Bequest of Charles Maurer
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

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.