Damascene Vase
Damascening is a technique of inlaying gold or silver into a dark, oxidized metal, usually iron or steel. Tiffany used striations of white glass to create a similar effect against the deep cobalt blue of this vase.
Geography: Made in Corona, New York, United States, North and Central America
Department: American Art
Credit: Gift of Lydia Thompson Morris, 1925
1895
Favrile glass
30.6 x 10.8cm
1925-27-240
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