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DEACESSIONED February 28, 2013
Bowl
about 1910–20
Object Place: Corona, New York
Medium/Technique
Favrile glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 10.8 cm (3 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift 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 Number1995.72
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionIridescent glass (favrile), squat bowl, nipped in flat at shoulder, short neck and bracelet-shaped at rim, iridescent gold with sage green lily pads joined by tendrils
Marks
On base: "1518-4825 M - Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc. Favrile"
Paper label with Tiffany registered trademark
Paper label with Tiffany registered trademark
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)
(Accession Date: May 24, 1995; Deaccession Date: February 23, 2013)