Swan-neck bottle
The elegant form and sinuous contours of this favrile glass swan-neck bottle by Louis Comfort Tiffany resemble that of nineteenth-century Persian glass vessels commonly referred to as “ashkdans” (tear-catchers) distinguished by their sculpted eyecups. Likely produced in Shiraz or Isfahan and used locally as containers for wine, perfume, or rosewater, these glass bottles were also popular among European and American collectors. Tiffany likely owned at least one. He may have also been familiar with the collections of Edward C. Moore, the chief designer at his father’s firm, Tiffany & Co., who had such examples of Persian glass in his personal collection, which he bequeathed to the Museum in 1891 (91.1.1559), shortly before Tiffany began his experiments with blown glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Swan-neck bottle
- Designer: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Manufacturer: Tiffany Furnaces (New York)
- Date: ca. 1896–1900
- Culture: American
- Medium: Glass, mold-blown
- Dimensions: Height: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Funds from various donors and 2017 and 2018 NoRuz at The Met Benefits, 2023
- Object Number: 2023.391
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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