Louis Comfort Tiffany designed this four-columned loggia for his extraordinary country estate, Laurelton Hall, located in Oyster Bay, New York, overlooking Long Island Sound.

The architectural model for the loggia could have been the Eastern Court of the Jahangiri Mahal of the Agra Fort in India. He embellished upon the red sandstone original to create a bright loggia unique to Laurelton Hall. The floral capitals directly relate to a set of design drawings recently uncovered at the archives of Lenox, Incorporated and donated to the Museum. Laurelton Hall was the ultimate expression of Tiffany as a multifaceted artist, as he designed everything from the grounds to the interiors. Tragically, a fire destroyed the house in 1957, and the loggia is one of the few architectural elements that was saved from destruction.

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