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Design for mosaic birdbath

ca. 1917
Not on view
The two different schemes for a mosaic birdbath illustrate Tiffany's fascination with unusual floral devices and effects in color. The models were drafted for Mrs. Richardson Pratt, wife of the grandson of Charles Pratt, the founder of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Delicate gradations of blue, green, and purple "luster" glass lining the bowl's interior evoke the water within and the shimmering flow from the central fountain.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for mosaic birdbath
  • Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Date: ca. 1917
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on artist board
  • Dimensions: 13 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (35.2 × 30.2 cm)
    Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
    Framed (AW C): 24 1/4 × 18 1/4 in. (61.6 × 46.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.654.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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