Design for firescreen
Although used primarily to protect surroundings from stray sparks, a fire screen could increase the atmospheric effects of the fire. The 1892 home decoration manual “The House Comfortable” endorsed brass-framed, glass fire screens for their “bright colors glowing before the firelight.” A similar glow must have cheered the Albany home at 240 State Street of Mrs. John G. Myers, the wife of a successful dry-goods merchant, who commissioned this twisted brass screen framing panels of famous Tiffany Favrile glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for firescreen
- Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
- Date: 1892-1902
- Geography: Made in New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white lightweight artist board
- Dimensions: 14 3/16 in. × 11 in. (36 × 28 cm)
Storage (mat size): 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm) - Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.654.429
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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