Design for an interior
Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
1892–1902 · Watercolor, colored inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted overall to an artist board · The American Wing
While Tiffany was famous for his Aesthetic-style interiors, this highly finished design for a Renaissance Revival interior shows his ability in other modes as well. Here, he presents a fully coordinated environment: note how the salmon color of the coffers is picked up in the strapwork-patterned wall covering, the leaded-glass windows, and even the lozenge border of the carpet. The windows, with their scroll-and-leaf motif, bear a resemblance to those Tiffany designed for the H.O. Havemeyer residence. The lower wainscoting has an Asian fret motif that recurs in other Tiffany designs.
- Artist
- Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
- Date
- 1892–1902
- Medium
- Watercolor, colored inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted overall to an artist board
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
