Stemmed Sherbert Dish
Medium
glasswares
Classification
glasswares
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Harry Harkness Flagler
Accession Number
1948-64-63
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Louis Comfort Tiffany, a leading figure in the American Art Nouveau movement, created this elegant Stemmed Sherbert Dish around 1905. Best known for revolutionizing decorative glass, Tiffany drew inspiration from nature and medieval craftsmanship to produce objects that blurred the line between fine art and functional design. During this period, his studio in New York was at the height of its influence, supplying luxurious glassware to wealthy collectors and helping define the era’s taste for organic forms and luminous surfaces. Crafted in glass, the dish showcases Tiffany’s pioneering Favril...