Design for chancel of chapel at St. Michael's Church, New York City, New York
St. Michael’s Church, at West Ninety-Ninth Street and Amsterdam Avenue, commissioned Tiffany Studios to design a memorial to its prominent benefactor, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Zimmerman, following her death in 1918. Consisting of a mosaic panel and altar decorations, the designs also features columns placed in front of the altar that are similar to the ones on display in the Metropolitan’s Charles Engelhard Court. In this watercolor, the columns’ mosaic decoration is sketched in pencil, while the mosaic panel is a photograph of a final design. Using photography in this manner, Tiffany’s designers could efficiently produce multiple copies of the drawing and present churches with alternative versions of altar decorations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for chancel of chapel at St. Michael's Church, New York City, New York
- Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Designer: of mosaic, Frederick Wilson (American (born Ireland), Dublin 1858–1932 Los Angeles, California)
- Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
- Date: 1902-32
- Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor, white gouache, black ink, and graphite on paper mounted on board in original shaped mat
- Dimensions: 26 × 37 in. (66 × 94 cm)
Other (Design): 19 in. × 28 3/4 in. (48.3 × 73 cm)
Mat: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
Framed (AW F): 34 3/4 × 44 3/4 in. (88.3 × 113.7 cm) - Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.654.60
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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