Plate
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 × 6 1/8 in. (2.5 × 15.6 cm)
Description:
Blown Favrile glass plate with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with ten ribs; ten scallops around edge; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.356
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "1277 L.C.T. Favrile"
label: on underside of base: "LCT/TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS/REGISTERED TRADEMARK"
Gallery Label:
This plate, called an "ice plate" in the accession records, is referred to as the "Queen" pattern in a 1905 Tiffany booklet.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26459
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 in. ( 3.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Blown Favrile glass salt with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with eight vertical ribs; sides tooled to form eight lobes at top; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.344
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "L.C.T."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 in. ( 3.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Blown Favrile glass salt with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with eight vertical ribs; sides tooled to form eight lobes at top; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.336
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "L.C.T."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 in. ( 3.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Blown Favrile glass salts with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with eight vertical ribs; sides tooled to form eight lobes at top; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.343
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26456
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 × 7 in. (6.4 × 17.8 cm)
Description:
Blown Favrile glass dish, amber glass with purplish gold iridescent finish; blown in mold and tooled to form ten lobes at the top; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.364
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "L.C.T."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26453
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Desk set
Classification:
Date:
1905-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall (blotter height, length): 12 1/8 × 16 7/8 in. (30.8 × 42.9 cm)
Description:
Eleven-piece desk set of patinated metal and mottled green glass in the "Etched Metal and Glass" pattern; consisting blotter ends, letter rack, calendar, paperweight, two inkwells, pen holder, and paper clip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur D. Berliss, Jr., Ruth B. Ciner, and Marian B. Katzenstein in memory of their parents Arthur D. Berliss, Sr. and Marie K. Berliss
Object Number:
1985.25a-k
Gallery Label:
The "Etched Metal and Glass" desk set, as it was called in Tiffany Studios' 1920 catalog, was one of more than fifteen desk set patterns offered at the Tiffany Studios' showrooms. Patterns included as many as thirty different pieces, allowing clients to customize their own sets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Twilight
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 17 3/4 × 7 in. (45.1 × 17.8 cm)
Description:
Patented kerosene boudoir lamp with blown glass twisted stem base and ruffled edge shade; detachable burner unit of metal and opaque white glass with green glass leaf formations; and light amber glass chimney.
Object Number:
INV.2182a-d
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this boudoir lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26191
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Desk Accessory
Classification:
Date:
1905-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Patinated metal and glass circular inkwell (part of desk set); metal frame cut in design of leaves and vines encloses mottled green glass panel; glass ink receptacle missing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur D. Berliss, Jr., Ruth B. Ciner, and Marian B. Katzenstein in memory of their parents Arthur D. Berliss, Sr. and Marie K. Berliss
Object Number:
1985.25g
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/981"
Gallery Label:
The "Etched Metal and Glass" desk set, as it was called in Tiffany Studios' 1920 catalog, was one of more than fifteen desk set patterns offered at the Tiffany Studios' showrooms. Patterns included as many as thirty different pieces, allowing clients to customize their own sets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1905-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Metal and glass paperweight from desk set; flat circular patinated metal frame holding mottled green glass panel; top of frame cut with design of leaves and vines; pagoda-shaped finial (handle) in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur D. Berliss, Jr., Ruth B. Ciner, and Marian B. Katzenstein in memory of their parents Arthur D. Berliss, Sr. and Marie K. Berliss
Object Number:
1985.25f
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/936"
Gallery Label:
The "Etched Metal and Glass" desk set, as it was called in Tiffany Studios' 1920 catalog, was one of more than fifteen desk set patterns offered at the Tiffany Studios' showrooms. Patterns included as many as thirty different pieces, allowing clients to customize their own sets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picture Frame
Classification:
Date:
1905-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. ( 17.1 x 19 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Patinated metal and glass rectangular calendar frame (from desk set); frame with beaded edges, border of cut metal with design of leaves and vines, and rectangular opening for calendar with slot behind; hinged metal stand.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur D. Berliss, Jr., Ruth B. Ciner, and Marian B. Katzenstein in memory of their parents Arthur D. Berliss, Sr. and Marie K. Berliss
Object Number:
1985.25e
Marks:
stamped: on back: "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/940"
Gallery Label:
The "Etched Metal and Glass" desk set, as it was called in Tiffany Studios' 1920 catalog, was one of more than fifteen desk set patterns offered at the Tiffany Studios' showrooms. Patterns included as many as thirty different pieces, allowing clients to customize their own sets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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