Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1939.356
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 × 6 1/8 in. (2.5 × 15.6 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "1277 L.C.T. Favrile"
label: on underside of base: "LCT/TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS/REGISTERED TRADEMARK"
Description:
Blown Favrile glass plate with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with ten ribs; ten scallops around edge; ground pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
This plate, called an "ice plate" in the accession records, is referred to as the "Queen" pattern in a 1905 Tiffany booklet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
