Cartoon for lampshade
This watercolor drawing shows the delicate whites, greens, and blues that make up the “Snowball” shade. As the lamp would ultimately have a domed shape, the design of the glass at the top of the drawing opens up to accommodate the curvature of the shade. The luminous, translucent quality of the watercolor medium produces an effect very similar to that of light shining through glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cartoon for lampshade
- Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
- Date: 1902–10
- Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor, graphite, ink on paper on board
- Dimensions: 15 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (38.7 × 47.9 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Framed (AW D): 24 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (62.2 × 77.5 cm) - Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.654.468
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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