Tiffany Studios New York "Gooseneck" Favrile Glass Vase
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A stunning specimen of a Tiffany Studios New York "Gooseneck" rosewater sprinkler vase, this piece is crafted from "Peacock" Favrile glass pioneered by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. In 1895, under the careful supervision of Louis Comfort Tiffany, George J. Cook developed Peacock glass and introduced the rosewater sprinkler shape. Cook remained with Tiffany's studio until 1909, when the production of Peacock glass ceased. This unique glass was created by combining five different types of glass, one of which was gold aventurine. Tiffany's artisans blended gold aventurine, blue, olive green, and translucent amber in a pulled feather pattern. Gold aventurine was produced by dissolving copper particles into molten glass, a technique originally invented by Venetian glassmakers in Murano. Tiffany’s glassmakers replicated this effect by adding copper or brass filings to the glass formula, resulting in a shimmering, glittering effect. One contemporary critic described aventurine as "ornamentation at once consistent, lovely, and full of mystery."
Item #: G-21748
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1909
Dimensions: 13.5" height
Materials: Favrile Glass
Signed: engraved "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile, 4686E"
Literature: A similar sprinkler is pictured in: Tiffany Favrile Art Glass, by Moise S. Steeg, Jr., Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997, p. 33.
Item #: G-21748
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1909
Dimensions: 13.5" height
Materials: Favrile Glass
Signed: engraved "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile, 4686E"
Literature: A similar sprinkler is pictured in: Tiffany Favrile Art Glass, by Moise S. Steeg, Jr., Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997, p. 33.
According to folklore, Persian rosewater sprinklers were originally used as "containers for tears"—the vessel, named ashkdan, was meant to collect the sorrows of wives separated from their husbands. The story goes that a husband who had to go away for a prolonged period on business, war, or pilgrimage to Mecca, gave an ashkdan to his wife so that she could weep into it during his absence, and consequently prove how unhappy she had been without him.
According to folklore, Persian rosewater sprinklers were originally used as "containers for tears"—the vessel, named ashkdan, was meant to collect the sorrows of wives separated from their husbands. The story goes that a husband who had to go away for a prolonged period on business, war, or pilgrimage to Mecca, gave an ashkdan to his wife so that she could weep into it during his absence, and consequently prove how unhappy she had been without him.
