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Drawing for magnolia hanging dome shade, ca. 1905–15
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) American
Tiffany Studios (1902–1938)
Watercolor on board,
23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (60.3 x 50.2 cm)
Inscription: (lower left) HANGING DOME SHADE/ MR. J. R. MARTIN/
BELLEVUE PALACE/ BERN/SWITZERLAND; (lower right) Approved/
[signed] Louis C. Tiffany
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967 (67.654.199)
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This presentation drawing depicts an unusual design that combines a leaded-glass floral shade, here
in the subtle naturalistic shades of cream, lavender, and blue of magnolia blossoms, with blown
iridescent trumpet shades suspended from it. The special-order design was one of two options presented by
the Tiffany Studios for the Bellevue Palace, a luxury hotel in Bern, Switzerland.
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