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Marble and glass mosaic font for Miss. G.C. Marson, Buffalo, New York

1902–15
Not on view
The designers of the Ecclesiastical Department of Tiffany Studios applied their characteristic skill to artistic church furnishings, such as this marble and glass baptismal font. Notations on the drawing reveal that it was commissioned by Miss G.C. Marson of Buffalo, New York.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble and glass mosaic font for Miss. G.C. Marson, Buffalo, New York
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Date: 1902–15
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper, original mat removed
  • Dimensions: 15 5/16 × 11 11/16 in. (38.9 × 29.7 cm)
    Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.654.233
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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