Working drawing for "Fruit" shade

Louis C. Tiffany American
 Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company American
 Possibly Tiffany Studios

Not on view

This drawing is the only work in this installation with a linen rather than paper support, suggesting that it was actively used in the lampshade production process as a template for assembling the “Fruit” shade. Like the drawing of the “Snowball” shade (67.654.468), it is a watercolor study for a lampshade, but since the shade would ultimately have a cone shape, the openings to accommodate the curvature of the lamp appear at the bottom of the image.

Working drawing for "Fruit" shade, Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Watercolor and graphite on linen cloth mounted on off-white wove paper, American

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Working drawing for
Working drawing for

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.