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Plate I

The Adams Vase
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0↗ Source

The Adams Vase

Paulding Farnham, artist and designer · Tiffany & Co., manufacturer

A bejewelled Tiffany presentation vase designed around the form and colours of the cotton plant.

Date
1893–95
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference
35

Record

Culture
American
Medium
Gold, gemstones, pearls, rock crystal, enamel
Dimensions
Overall: 19 7/16 x 13 x 9 1/4 in. (49.4 x 33 x 23.5 cm); 352 oz. 18 dwt. (10977 g) Body: H. 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm) Cover: 4 1/4 x 4 13/16 in. (10.8 x 12.2 cm); 19 oz. 6 dwt. (600.1 g)
Origin
New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States

In the Tapestry

Designed by
Paulding FarnhamA
Made by
Tiffany & Co.A

Provenance and history

  1. 1893–95

    Created by Paulding Farnham, Tiffany & Co.A

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

    collectionapi.metmuseum.org

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