Poppy Inkwell

Description

By 1900 Louis Comfort Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects. Along with the array of artistic glass designs from his factory in Corona, Queens, works in ceramic, bronze, other metals, and even jewelry abounded. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.

Provenance

Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–2018); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2018–)

Poppy Inkwell

Clara Wolcott Driscoll

c. 1898–1906

Accession Number

2018.289

Medium

favrile glass mosaic, bronze

Dimensions

Overall: 8 x 10.5 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)

Classification

Glass

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Charles Maurer