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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY. Design for mosaic birdbath

Design for mosaic birdbath. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (35.2 x 30.2 cm). Maker: Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902); Possibly Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: ca. 1917.
The two different schemes for a mosaic birdbath illustrate Tiffany's fascination with unusual floral devices and effects in color. The models were drafted for Mrs. Richardson Pratt, wife of the grandson of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Delicate gradations of blue, green, and purple "luster" glass lining the bowl's interior evoke the water within and the shimmering flow from the central fountain.

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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (1848-1933)

Title:

Design for mosaic birdbath

Caption:

Design for mosaic birdbath. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (35.2 x 30.2 cm). Maker: Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902); Possibly Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: ca. 1917. The two different schemes for a mosaic birdbath illustrate Tiffany's fascination with unusual floral devices and effects in color. The models were drafted for Mrs. Richardson Pratt, wife of the grandson of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Delicate gradations of blue, green, and purple "luster" glass lining the bowl's interior evoke the water within and the shimmering flow from the central fountain.

Technique/material:

Watercolor, brown ink, graphite on artist board

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Maker:

Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902) • Possibly Tiffany Studios (1902-32)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

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Image size:

3408 x 3984 px | 38.8 MB

Print size:

28.9 x 33.7 cm | 11.4 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS • DRAWINGS • GRAPHITE • INK • LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY • MADE IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW YORK • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • POSSIBLY TIFFANY GLASS AND DECORATING COMPANY (AMERICAN, 1892-1902) • POSSIBLY TIFFANY STUDIOS (1902-32) • UNITED STATES • WATERCOLOR, BROWN INK, GRAPHITE ON ARTIST BOARD • WATERCOLORS