Tomato Vase
- Date
- c.1904–14
- Material
- Earthenware with glazed interior
- made in
- Corona, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 7 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (19.7 x 33.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Margarita M. and Roland E. Jester Endowment Fund for the Decorative Arts, funds given by The Lea-Thi-Ta Study Group, the David Allen Hanks Endowment Fund for Decorative Arts, Isabelle and Jean-Paul Montupet, Joanne and Alan Kohn, the Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund, BSI Constructors and Charles M. Ruprecht through the 2002 Art Enrichment Fund, and Barbara Shortridge
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 120:2003
NOTES
Clusters of ripening tomatoes in low relief crown the squat, lobed tomato shape of this vase. Although the vessel was fired with an interior glaze, the outer surface was left unglazed, which heightens the clarity of the vase's sculptural detail. Throughout his career, Tiffany favored vegetal forms and decorative motifs for his vessels.
Provenance
- 2003
Lillian Nassau, Ltd., New York, NY
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Lillian Nassau, Ltd. [1]
Note:
[1] Paid invoice to Lillian Nassau, Ltd. dated March 20, 2003 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 3, 2003.
Lillian Nassau, Ltd., New York, NY
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Lillian Nassau, Ltd. [1]
Note:
[1] Paid invoice to Lillian Nassau, Ltd. dated March 20, 2003 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, June 3, 2003.
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