The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Three-Handled Cup

Three-Handled Cup

c. 1910–20
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.); Overall: 19.7 x 19.7 cm (7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Introducing various chemicals into the molten glass within the furnace produced multicolored iridescence on the surface when this vase was blown and cooled.

Description

When Louis Comfort Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were finally realized in the development of Favrile glass, a term he created to imply “handmade.” Largely through his marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; at galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. From the outset, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.
  • Science within Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-April 20, 1980).
    Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=Three-Handled Cup|url=false|author=Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1910–20|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.424