Vase 1893–96 Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany American This object forms part of a group of over forty given to the Museum in 1896 by Louisine and Henry Osborne Havemeyer (–.56). The gift was the first American glass to enter the Museum's collection. Most likely prompted by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Havemeyers presented their collection of Tiffany Favrile glass to the Museum only three years after Tiffany started making decorative blown-glass vessels. The shapes, colors, and finishes of Tiffany's vases and plaques were inspired by the natural world and ancient glass. Some of Tiffany's
Vase 1893–96 Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany American This object forms part of a group of over forty given to the Museum in 1896 by Louisine and Henry Osborne Havemeyer (–.56). The gift was the first American glass to enter the Museum's collection. Most likely prompted by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Havemeyers presented their collection of Tiffany Favrile glass to the Museum only three years after Tiffany started making decorative blown-glass vessels. The shapes, colors, and finishes of Tiffany's vases and plaques were inspired by the natural world and ancient glass. Some of Tiffany's earliest glass vases, like this opaque gourd-shaped vase, resemble vegetal Vase 9399
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