NOTES
Ferns, flowering vines, and woodland plants inspired the ceramics produced by Tiffany Studios, as seen here. This vase with arrowhead plants and a snake winding through the foliage is one of their most original designs. The neck is daringly pierced to form delicate stems that support a ring of flowers around the rim. Overall, a dark umber matte-textured glaze helps to define the low-relief ornament.
Louis Comfort Tiffany was renowned during his lifetime for the versatility of his firm’s creative output in the decorative arts. About 1880, Tiffany’s decorating company began to produce stained glass windows and mosaics. During the 1890s, they added blown glass, leaded glass lamps, and bronze to their lines, and beginning about 1900, ceramics. Following several years of experimentation, Tiffany seized the spectacle of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair for the first public exhibition of their nature-inspired art pottery.
