Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Magnolia Vase
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.99.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Tiffany & Company
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Creator Role:
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Manufacturer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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active 1837-present
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Manufactured by Tiffany & Company, New York
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Title:
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The Magnolia Vase
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1893
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Creation Start Date:
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1891
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Creation End Date:
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1895
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver, gold, enamel, opals
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Classification Term:
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Silver, american
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Dimensions:
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31 x 18 in. (78.7 x 45.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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99.2
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Winthrop Atwill, 1899
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Rights:
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Context:
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The Magnolia Vase was Tiffany and Company's most prominent silver entry at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Native and Latin American sources inspired the form, which was derived from Pueblo pottery, and the ornament for the handles, which relates to Toltec artifacts. Plant motifs represent various sections of the United States: pine typifies the North; magnolia, the Southeast; and cacti, the Southwest. Standing for the whole country and applied in gold is the ubiquitous goldenrod. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ad99.2..R.tif
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