Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Loving cup
Object Number:
1939.376
Date:
ca. 1908
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile"
engraved: on underside of base: "2653 C"
Description:
Blown Favrile glass three-handled loving cup in beaker shape with rounded top and three strap handles; light amber glass with purplish gold iridescent finish; decorated with applied tooled green glass forming an ivy leaf and tendrils; pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
The Tiffany Studios registry number and suffix "D" suggest that this cup was manufactured around 1908.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
