Goblet
Medium
glasswares
Classification
glasswares
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Joseph L. Morris
Accession Number
1966-55-7-c
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This elegant goblet, crafted by Louis Comfort Tiffany around 1900, exemplifies American artist's mastery of innovative glassware. Tiffany (1848–1933), renowned for his leadership in the Art Nouveau movement transformed glass from utilitarian material into luminous art objects. Working through his Tiffany Studios, he developed Favrile glass—a patented technique producing an iridescent sheen reminiscent of ancient Roman vessels—elevating American decorative arts to international acclaim during the Gilded Age. Produced at the height of Tiffany's experimentation with color and texture, this goble...