Andiron

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company

1894 · Bronze, glass, iron · The American Wing

In 1894, Emily Johnston de Forest and her husband, Robert W. de Forest, who served as president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913 to 1931, renovated their New York residence at Seven Washington Square and commissioned Louis C. Tiffany to decorate the interior of the library addition. Tiffany was a close friend and distant relative of de Forest, whose brother Lockwood de Forest was a former partner in one of Tiffany’s early design businesses. Intended for the library, this pair of andirons is inset with bold Favrile glass ornaments in swirling green and amber, complementing the color scheme of the elaborate mosaic and stone fireplace facing that framed them.

Artist

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company

Date

1894

Medium

Bronze, glass, iron

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. D. Chester Noyes, 1968