Design for mosaic birdbath
Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company|Tiffany Studios
ca. 1917 · Watercolor, brown ink, graphite on artist board · The American Wing
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.
- Artist
- Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company|Tiffany Studios
- Date
- ca. 1917
- Medium
- Watercolor, brown ink, graphite on artist board
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
