Design for skylight window
Tiffany Studios|Louis C. Tiffany
1902–32 · Watercolor, gouache, ink, and graphite on artist board with original mat · The American Wing
The brilliant colors used in this geometric skylight contributed to its misattribution as a design for a glass mosaic panel. However, the removal of the original mat in conservation treatment revealed that it was, in fact, a design for a leaded-glass skylight intended to crown a three-story court. The gridded pattern dividing it into sections would have likely been filled with individual glass panels. The large blue sections anchoring the middle panels of the window might have been filled with large iridescent tiles. The design in blue and green, perhaps inspired by Byzantine mosaics with its strong geometry and ogee arches, would have filtered an interior space with colorful light.
- Artist
- Tiffany Studios|Louis C. Tiffany
- Date
- 1902–32
- Medium
- Watercolor, gouache, ink, and graphite on artist board with original mat
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
