Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall—An Artist’s Country Estate

View of Laurelton Hall

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View of Laurelton Hall
From Stanley Lothrop, "Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation," American Magazine of Art 11 (November 1919), p. 49

Mr. Louis C. Tiffany's Hall

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Mr. Louis C. Tiffany's Hall, ca. 1883
From [George William Sheldon], Artistic Houses; Being a Series of Interior Views of a Number of the Most Beautiful and Celebrated Homes in the United States, 1883–1884, vol. 1, pt. 1
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Thomas J. Watson Library, Rogers Fund

Pair of lions

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Pair of lions
China, inscribed 1684
Glazed stoneware; height: 66 in. (167.6 cm)
Private collection, Switzerland
Photograph © Christie's Images Ltd. 2004

Piano and case

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Piano and case, 1888
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) (case)
Steinway and Sons, New York, (piano)
Cherry (?); 58 x 61 ¼ x 28 ¼ in. (147.3 x 155.6 x 71.8 cm)
Private collection

Window from the Bella apartment

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Window from the Bella apartment, ca. 1880
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Leaded glass; 24 ¼ x 29 ½ x 1 in. (61.5 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Robert Koch, 2002 (2002.474)

Pair of doors with frame, originally from vestibule to studio, Tiffany house

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Pair of doors with frame, originally from vestibule to studio, Tiffany house
Ahmadabad, India, 1882
Teakwood; 95 x 107 ½ x 5 in. (241.3 x 273.1 x 12.7 cm), with frame
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

A Corner of the 72nd Street Studio

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A Corner of the 72nd Street Studio, 1896
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Oil on canvas; 30 ¼ x 12 1/8 in. (76.8 x 30.8 cm)
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Gift of Louise Tiffany Lusk, B.A. 1929 (1955.13.1)

Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall

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Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1920s
Photograph by David Aronow
Gelatin silver print; 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Robert Koch, 1978 (1978.646.18)

Hanging globe from Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall

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Hanging globe from Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall, 1904–1910
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Furnaces
Favrile glass, gilt-bronze collar; 13 1/8 x 8 ½ in. (33.3 x 21.6 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Louis Comfort Tiffany

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Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1911
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863–1923)
Oil on canvas; 59 ¼ x 88 ¾ in. (150.5 x 225.5 cm)
The Hispanic Society of America, New York, Gift of Mrs. Francis M. Weld, 1950

Vase

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Vase, 1904–14
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Furnaces
Glazed porcelaneous earthenware; 16 3/8 x 7 ¼ in. (41.6 x 18.4 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

View of Native American room

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View of Native American room, shown in the sale catalogue for the 1946 auction of the contents of Laurelton Hall.
From Parke-Bernet Galleries sale catalogue, September 24–28, 1946, p. 53; New York, 1946.

Woman's beaded dress

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Woman's beaded dress
Plateau, Washington, Yakima, late 19th century
Buckskin, glass beads, metal coins; 46 x 45 ½ in. (116.8 x 115.6 cm)
Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund (46.181)

Imbricated basket

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Imbricated basket, late 19th or early 20th century
Attributed to Washington State, Klikitat
Cedar root, red wool, equisitum arvense; 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)
Collections of Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont

View of Chinese Room from the octagonal pavilion, Laurelton Hall

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View of Chinese Room from the octagonal pavilion, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1920s
Photograph by David Aronow
Gelatin silver print; 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Koch, 1978 (1978.646.22)

Headdress

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Headdress
China, late 19th century
Gilded silver and kingfisher feathers on an armature of wire, cloth, and fiber; 7 x 11 ½ in. (17.8 x 29.2 cm)
The Hermitage Foundation Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, Virginia

My Family at Somesville

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My Family at Somesville, 1888
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Oil on canvas; 23 7/8 x 36 in. (60.6 x 91.4 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Second-floor balcony, Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall

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Second-floor balcony, Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1920s
Photograph possibly by David Aronow
Gelatin silver print; 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
Courtesy of Phillips-Hosking Collection

Vase

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Vase, 1905–15
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Furnaces
Favrile glass; 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (20 x 18.1 cm)
Private collection

"Gourd" tray

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"Gourd" tray, ca. 1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Enamel on copper, 25 ½ x 14 in. (64.8 x 35.6 cm)
The Erving and Joyce Wolf Collection

Vase

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Vase, 1900–15
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company or Tiffany Furnaces
Favrile glass; 23 x 9 3/8 in. (58.4 x 23.8 cm)
Collection of Eric Streiner

View of Daffodil Terrace, Laurelton Hall

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View of Daffodil Terrace, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1920s
Photograph by David Aronow
Gelatin silver print, 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Koch, (1978.646.17)

Capital from Daffodil Terrace

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Capital from Daffodil Terrace, ca. 1914–15
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Studios
Glass and cement; 22 x 21 in. (55.9 x 53.3 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Architectural drawing: Elevation of Laurelton Hall looking south

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Architectural drawing: Elevation of Laurelton Hall looking south, ca. 1903
Richard L. Pryor (1879–1964)
Graphite and ink on starched cloth; 22 x 52 ¾ in. (55.9 x 134 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Design drawing of magnolia blossom for floral capital from loggia, Laurelton Hall

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Design drawing of magnolia blossom for floral capital from loggia, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1900–15
Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper; 18 3/8 x 14 in. (46.7 x 35.6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Lenox, Inc. (2006.428.5)

Wisteria panel

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Wisteria panel, ca. 1910–20
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Studios
Leaded Favrile glass; 36 5/16 x 47 5/16 x 1 in. (92.2 x 120.2 x 2.5 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Dining Room, Laurelton Hall

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Dining Room, Laurelton Hall, shown in the sale catalogue for the 1946 auction of the contents of Laurelton Hall.
From Parke-Bernet Galleries sale catalogue, September 24–28, 1946, p. 15; New York, 1946.

Armchair from dining room, Laurelton Hall

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Armchair from dining room, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1905
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Studios
Painted cherry (?), (replicated upholstery), 45 x 19 ½ x 18 ½ in. (114.3 x 49.5 x 47 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Peacock Headdress

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Peacock Headdress, ca. 1913
Peacock feathers and head, cloth, metal, sequins, and celluloid paillettes; 10 x 6 ½ x 8 ½ in. (25.4 x 16.5 x 21.6 cm)
Museum of the City of New York, Gift of Julia Tiffany Weld (75.21.1)

Hanging turtleback lamp from living hall, Laurelton Hall

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Hanging turtleback lamp from living hall, Laurelton Hall, ca. 1905
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Studios
Leaded Favrile glass; 13 x 18 in. (33 x 45.7 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Vase

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Vase, 1904–14
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Furnaces
Glazed earthenware; 12 ¾ x 18 1/8 in. (32.4 x 46 cm)
Collection of Eric Streiner

Vase

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Vase, ca. 1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Favrile glass; 18 ½ x 9 ½ in. (47 x 24.1 cm)
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; Gift of the Art Collectors Council

Winter from Four Seasons

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Winter from Four Seasons, 1899–1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Leaded Favrile glass; 39 ¾ x 32 7/8 in. (101 x 83.5 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Pumpkin and Beets window

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Pumpkin and Beets window, ca. 1899–1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Leaded Favrile glass; 44 7/8 x 56 ¼ in. (114 x 142.9 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida

Snowball window

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Snowball window, ca. 1904
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Tiffany Studios
Leaded Favrile glass; 26 3/16 x 32 ¼ in. (66.5 x 81.9 cm)
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida