Hibiscus and Parrots

Designer:: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)

Maker:: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)

Date:: ca. 1910–20

Geography:: Made in Queens, New York, New York, United States

Culture:: American

Medium:: Leaded Favrile glass

Dimensions:: 26 x 17 3/4 in. (66 x 45.1 cm)

Classification:: Glass

Credit Line:: Gift of Earl and Lucille Sydnor, 1990

Accession Number:: 1990.315

Not on view

This vibrant window of hibiscus and parrots reveals Tiffany's brilliant use of color and texture. Shading within the glass creates form for the birds' heads, and the mixed blues and greens produce their dramatic plumage, with the tail feathers given greater realism through the texture of the glass. Tiffany's distinctive mottled glass gives the impression of sunlight filtered through the foliage. The window's small size and secular subject suggest that it was intended for a domestic setting.

Essays
America Comes of Age: 1876–1900
Art Nouveau
The Arts and Crafts Movement in America
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Nineteenth–Century American Jewelry

Timelines
The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.–present

Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[adapted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 56, no. 1 (Summer, 1998)]
"Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1990–1991": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 49, no. 2 (Fall, 1991)

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American Decorative Arts (12,061)

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Tiffany Studios (535)

Louis Comfort Tiffany (660)

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Glass (22,602)

Windows (182)

Geographic Location

New York (3,880)

New York City (2,020)

North and Central America (92,263)

United States (87,944)

Date / Era

A.D. 1900–present (109,893)

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Suggestion for Decoration of Hershey Community Theater, Hershey, PA

Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York) Date: ca. 1915 Medium: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, aluminum paint and bronze powder ink, and graphite on artist board with original shaped window mat Accession: 67.654.10 On view in:Not on view

Suggestion for Fixtures and Ceiling Decoration for Hershey Community Theater, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York) Date: ca. 1915 Medium: Watercolor, gouache, metallic inks, colored pencil, aluminum paint, and graphite on artist board Accession: 67.654.13 On view in:Not on view