Course: The Metropolitan Museum of Art > Unit 1
Lesson 9: Power- Tughra (Official Signature) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent from Istanbul
- Tiffany & Co., The Adams Vase
- Head of Tutankhamun from the Amarna Period of Egypt’s New Kingdom
- Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II
- Relief panel from Assyria
- Two Panels with striding lions from Babylon
Tiffany & Co., The Adams Vase
Met curator Beth Carver Wees on opulence in The Adams Vase, designed by Paulding Farnham and manufactured by Tiffany & Co., 1893–95.
Commissioned in honor of Edward Dean Adams, chairman of the board of the American Cotton Oil Company, this bejeweled and enameled gold vase was designed to resemble the cotton plant. The overall form and coloration emulate those of the bell-shaped cotton flower, and the rock-crystal cover represents the white boll. Upon the completion of the vase, Tiffany & Co. proudly produced a booklet detailing the process of its creation.
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