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Covered Jar   (  )
Artist	Louis Comfort Tiffany  (1848–1933)      Alternative names Louis Comfort Tiffany Description American designer, painter and photographer Date of birth/death 18 February 1848  17 January 1933  Location of birth/death New York City, United States of America New York City, United States of America Authority file : Q312950 VIAF: 2479289 ISNI: 0000000080815955 ULAN: 500030415 LCCN: n79056759 NLA: 35550105 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q312950 Manufacturer: Tiffany & Co.       Alternative names Tiffany and Company; Tiffany; Tiffany's Description American jeweller and silversmith Jewellery and silverware company Date of birth 18 September 1837 Location of birth Category:New York, United States of America Work period 1837 - present Work location 727 5th Avenue Manhattan, Category:New York United States of America Authority file : Q1066858 VIAF: 154771285 ISNI: 0000000120350145 ULAN: 500330306 LCCN: n80118439 NLA: 35789136 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q1066858
Title	Covered Jar
Description	English: Tiffany was the foremost American exponent of the Art Nouveau movement, which rejected historical styles and called for a re-examination of vegetal and zoological motifs, particularly as seen in Japanese art.
Date	between 1898 and 1907 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	enamel on copper medium QS:P186,Q213371;P186,Q753,P518,Q861259
Dimensions	0.2 cm (0 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	44.589
Place of creation	USA
Object history	Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Art Nouveau from Maryland Collections. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1979. Louis Comfort Tiffany: Revelations of True Beauty. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1989. Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996-1997. Artistic Luxury. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco. 2008-2009.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Inscriptions	[Signature] L. C. Tiffany; [Stamp] 91507
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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