Vase with arrowhead plants

Tiffany Studios

ca. 1904–09 · Porcelaneous earthenware · The American Wing

This vase features a snake hidden among the stems and leaves of an arrowhead plant. In overall form, subject, and design--most notably the pierced neck--the vase closely resembles models made by the Copenhagen porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grondahl at the turn of the century. The Danish wares were illustrated in the journal "Keramic Studios," and Edith Lautrup, a decorator at Bind & Grondahl prior to working at Tiffany Studios, also may have been instrumental in the transmission of their designs.

Artist

Tiffany Studios

Date

ca. 1904–09

Medium

Porcelaneous earthenware

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2013