Tiffany Art Jewelry, FAVRILE METALWORK & PRECIOUS GLASS
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Salt cup, c. 1899 Vase, c. 1899 9) Design, c. 1901 Inkstand, c. 1908–14 Victoria pattern Blown glass Magnolia No. 843, Byzantine pattern Gallery VII Blown glass Marks: L.C.T. / R 620 Watercolor on paper Bronze, molded glass Marks: L.C.T. / N 9663 (70-026) Alice Carmen Gouvy, c. 1870–1924 Marks: TIFFANY STUDIOS / Paper label: [conjoined TGDco] / Signed, lower right: AC GOUVY NEW YORK / 843 Tiffany Art Jewelry, ·TIFFANY·FAVRILE·GLASS· / 8) Left to right, back to front: Marks: TIFFANY FURNACES / (85-001) REGISTERED·TRADEMARK ENAMEL DEPT. / S.G. CO. / (56-033) Vase, c. 1904 [Mag]nolia Loving cup, c. 1905 FAVRILE METALWORK Acer nigrum (black sugar maple) Marks on paper labels: 154 / Gold-plated bronze, Low-level blocks, left to right: Enamel, copper Magnolia glass Marks: SG 111 / F.A.C. FROM (89-003) Marks: TIFFANY & PRECIOUS GLASS Vase, c. 1914 A.A.C. JULY 8TH 1904 STUDIOS / Samian Red (79-556) 10) Left to right: NEW YORK Blown glass (74-024) OBJECT GUIDE Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile / 2192 J Vase, c. 1897–98 Inkstand, c. 1897 Paper label: [conjoined LCT ] / Enamel, copper Blown glass, silver Front: When Charles Lewis Tiffany—the luxury-goods merchant who -TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS- / Marks: L.C.T. / E.L. 19 Marks on mount: TIFFANY & CO. REGISTERED TRADE MARK (79-557) MAKERS STERLING SILVER / Box, c. 1915 built Tiffany & Co. into an empire—died in 1902, he left his artist (56-020) PAT 1885 Silver, enamel son Louis with a fortune and an opportunity for new business Inkstand, c. 1904 Marks on base: L.C.T. / o8476 Marks: TIFFANY / FURNACES / Vase, c. 1895 Milkweed pods (54-016) STERLING / 239 relationships with the father’s company. Blown glass Enamel, copper (78-0001) Marks: X 1896 Marks: Louis C. Tiffany / EL 169 Louis became art director at Tiffany & creations— Paper Label: [conjoined TGDco] / (70-016) Co. after his father’s death, and though many drawing ·TIFFANY·FAVRILE·GLASS· / Tiffany Studios would always operate from the REGISTERED·TRADEMARK Vase, c. 1898 separately, the son’s expanding lines of organic forms (56-023) Fiddlehead fern enamels, metalware, and art glass were that had Enamel, copper sold in New York exclusively through inspired him Front, left to right: Marks: Louis C. Tiffany / Tiffany & Co. and more widely in glass— SG 80 through the company trade catalog using largely Vase, c. 1904 (65-003) known as the Tiffany Blue Book. Louis semiprecious Blown glass also chose this moment to establish an stones and Brooch, c. 1915. Enamel, Marks: L.C. Tiffany – Favrile 9273 B Pin tray, c. 1907 zircon, opal, gold (71-013). Gift of Mrs. James Enamel, copper “art jewelry” department at Tiffany & enamels. His (79-541) Marks: E L 246 B / 3 / L.C.T. Co., and the pieces he designed were father, on the (69-010) sold only under that name. other hand, had built a reputation Beetle jewels, c. 1905–15 using precious jewels purchased from Molded glass Plate, c. 1898 Art Jewelry post-revolution European royalty. A Gift of Lillian Nassau Peacock Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) review of the St. Louis world’s fair (64-001:A,B; 64-026:1-6; 77-012, Enamel, copper debuted his line of art jewelry at in The Craftsman (Vol. 7, November 013) Marks: [conjoined TG] the 1904 Universal Exposition in 1904) took note of Louis Comfort (64-003) St. Louis. Unlike the extravagant Tiffany’s jewelry and how he jewelry produced under the direction employed “more unusual stones and of Charles Tiffany (1812–1902) at gems; choosing them always solely Tiffany & Co., Louis’ jewelry was with a view to the desired artistic 445 north park avenue, winter park, florida 32789 407-645-5311 www.morsemuseum.org distinguished by design and color. result, and setting aside all question of He executed his innovative their market value.” TIFFANY Art Jewelry, Favrile Metalwork & Precious Glass ©2014 Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Inc. The Peacock Necklace supervision of Mr. Louis C. Tiffany.” 3) Jewel box, January 5) Top row, left to right: 6) Left to right, back to front: Middle-level blocks, left to right: Tiffany only produced a few hundred Tiny but finely crafted blown-glass vases 1913–April 30, 1914 pieces of his art jewelry, and the most were highly collectible cabinet pieces in Exhibited: 1915 Brooch, c. 1910 Tiffany Blue Book, 1910 Vase, c. 1915 significant example in the Museum’s Tiffany’s day. Tiffany coined the word Panama-Pacific Design No. J1852 Printed trade catalog Blown glass collection—the “peacock” necklace—is “Favrile”—derived from an old English International Enamel, zircon, opal, gold New York: Tiffany & Co. Paper label: Tiffany & Co., 1837–present (71-010) arguably the designer’s most important word meaning handmade—as a name Exposition, San Francisco [conjoined LCT] / Pattern No. 18397, Design No. Jeweler: Julia Munson [Sherman], -TIFFANY FAVRILE existing work in the medium. Though for his art glass and then applied the Favrile term to his lines of pottery and 5459, Four Seasons 1875–1971 Natal Stones: Sentiments and GLASS-/ reportedly designed for the St. Louis Marks: TIFFANY & CO. Superstitions Associated with REGISTERED metalware as well. Enamel, opal, sapphire, amethyst, debut, the peacock necklace was not gold (71-013) Precious Stones, 1909 TRADE MARK exhibited until 1906 at the Salon of Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Printed booklet (66-048) the Société des Artistes Français in Marks: TIFFANY & CO. / 18397 / Ring, c. 1910 George Frederick Kunz, 1856–1932, Paris. The front medallion features a Unless otherwise noted, all of the objects are MAKERS / 6835 / Tourmaline, sapphire, gold mineralologist/gemologist for Vase, c. 1899 peacock mosaic of opals and enamels designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany or one 18KT GOLD / M Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Tiffany & Co. Blown glass surrounded by amethysts and sapphires. of his artists and made under the name of (87-026) Marks: TIFFANY & CO. New York: Tiffany & Co. Marks: L.C.T. / o9965 Exhibition pieces were finished on both one of his companies. (71-015) (L2400) Partial paper label: [conjoined sides, and the back of the necklace is an 4) Clockwise from top left: TGDco] / [∙TIFFANY∙ Center: Design book, c. 1914–33 enameled design of pink flamingoes. 1) Necklace, c. 1903–6 FAVR]ILE·GLASS· / Exhibited: Salon of Necklace, c. 1915 Watercolor, ink, pencil on paper REGISTERED·TRADEMARK Brooch, c. 1910 the Société des Artistes Lapis lazuli, jadeite, enamel, gold Meta K. Overbeck, born c. 1880 (66-050) Enamels Opal, demantoid garnet, sapphire, Français, Paris, 1906 Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Gift of Margreta Overbeck in Tiffany’s art jewelry and enamel depart- O. gold Peacock and flamingo Marks: TIFFANY & C memory of Meta K. Overbeck Vase, c. 1899 Tiffany & Co., 1837–present ments were closely allied. Julia Munson, Enamel, opal, (88-001) (78-1080) Blown glass Marks: TIFFANY & CO. who was named head of the Tiffany amethyst, ruby, Marks: L.C.T. / R 5262 (62-021) & Co. art jewelry department in 1903 sapphire, demantoid garnet, emerald, Brooch, c. 1910 7) Precious glass Paper label: [conjoined TGDco] / Design No. J20096 High-level blocks, left to right: ·TIFFANY·FAVRILE·GLASS· / and who helped fabricate the peacock chrysoberyl, pearl, gold Bottom row, left to right: necklace, started her career with Louis Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Lapis lazuli, gold REGISTERED·TRADEMARK Comfort Tiffany in the enamels area. Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Vase, c. 1897 (56-027) Jeweler: Julia Munson [Sherman], Ring, c. 1915 Tiffany had begun producing enam- 1848–1933 Tourmaline, gold Blown glass 1875–1971 Marks: L.C.T. / o5112 elware—in which a glass-like paste is Jeweler: Julia Munson [Sherman], Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Vase, c. 1899 Marks: TIFFANY & CO. (66-026) Blown glass applied to metals using high heat—in 1875–1971 Marks: 18K / TIFFANY & CO. O. (74-004) Marks: L.C.T. / N 1724 1898. Tiffany was drawn to enam- Marks: TIFFANY & C (71-019) (58-001) Vase, c. 1898 Paper label: els because they presented him with Bracelet, c. 1915 Blown glass [conjoined TGDco] / exciting new color options. Designs Design No. F5165 Brooch, c. 1910 2) Design, c. 1901 Design No. J1413 Marks: L.C.T. / K 623 ·TIFFANY·FAVRILE· for enamel pieces were also used for Violets Lapis lazuli, enamel, gold (56-031) GLASS· / REGISTERED· Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Peridot, enamel, gold Tiffany’s Favrile pottery. Though only Watercolor on paper Tiffany & Co., 1837–present TRADEMARK one enamel object was made from a Alice Carmen Gouvy, c. 1870–1924 Jeweler: Meta K. Overbeck, born c. Vase, c. 1899 (56-028) 1880 Jeweler: Julia Munson [Sherman], particular design, multiple examples of Signed, lower center: Alice C. Gouvy Blown glass Marks: TIFFANY & CO. 1875–1971 that design were often produced in the Marks: TIFFANY FURNACES. / O. Paper label: [conjoined TGDco] / (77-019) Marks: TIFFANY & C pottery line, each with a different glaze. ENAMEL DEPT. / S. G. CO. / (77-020) ·TIFFANY·FAVRILE·GLASS· / Violets REGISTERED·TRADEMARK Ring, c. 1915 Marks on paper labels: 232 / Violets (66-049) Favrile Metalwork and Precious Glass Lapis lazuli, gold Ring, c. 1910 (89-007) The Tiffany Blue Book listed a wide Tiffany & Co., 1837–present Citrine, enamel, gold range of products “made under the Marks: TIFFANY & CO. Tiffany & Co., 1837–present O. (71-014) Marks: 14K / TIFFANY & C (71-016) TIFFANY Art Jewelry, Favrile Metalwork & Precious Glass TIFFANY Art Jewelry, Favrile Metalwork & Precious Glass TIFFANY Art Jewelry, Favrile Metalwork & Precious Glass.