Vase

Louis C. Tiffany

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The diminutive vase, with its marbleized hues of blues, purples, greens, and reds, is among the earliest documented examples of Tiffany's work in blown glass. The large, irregular bowl gives the appearance of hot glowing lava while still in its molten state.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art