Dogwood

Tiffany Studios|Louis C. Tiffany

ca. 1902–1915 · Leaded Favrile glass · The American Wing

This window demonstrates Tiffany's true genius in glass. Its asymmetrical composition acknowledges his admiration for Japanese art, but nature was Tiffany's primary inspiration. The window convincingly conveys the appearance of a dogwood tree—the branches and blossoms seen behind a trellis—with a generalized spring landscape beyond. It incorporates a rich assemblage of specially textured and shaded glasses perfected by Tiffany's studios, from fractured, or "confetti," glass to the rippled glass that simulates the texture of the dogwood blossoms. Bicolored, mottled opalescent glass conveys modeling and shadow. To achieve further depth of color, glass plating occurs on the back, sometimes several layers thick.

Artist

Tiffany Studios|Louis C. Tiffany

Date

ca. 1902–1915

Medium

Leaded Favrile glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Frank Stanton, in memory of Ruth Stephenson Stanton, 1995