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Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase
Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1901–1924)c. 1900–1920
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was begun by former employees of Louis Comfort Tiffany as a rival operation in 1902. With its expressive form and brilliant golden iridescence, this vase represents the finest work produced by the Queens, New York, company in the Art Nouveau style.
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- Title: Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase
- Creator: Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1901–1924)
- Date Created: c. 1900–1920
- Physical Dimensions: 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 in.)
- Provenance: June Greenwald, [b. 1931], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type: Glass
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.244
- Medium: blown glass
- Inscriptions: engraved on underside: Quezal/-O-/440, affixed to underside: remnant of an original paper label
- Fun Fact: The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was named after a rare breed of South American bird, the quetzal, known for its colorful iridescent plumage.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: America
- Credit Line: Gift of June Greenwald
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 2019.244
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