"Suggestion for Window in Foyer Hall, Residence, Mr. James M. Beck, Washington, D.C."

1921-22

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 691

In 1900, President William McKinley appointed the Pennsylvania lawyer James Montgomery Beck to the position of assistant attorney general. This heraldic window was probably intended for his new house at 1522 K Street, but in 1903, Beck suddenly left public office to join the New York law firm of Shearman and Sterling, leaving the Washington commission unrealized. In this design, Tiffany interprets the British heraldic tradition in delicately colored glass; the central coat of arms does not relate directly to the Beck family and is probably fictitious.

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Title: "Suggestion for Window in Foyer Hall, Residence, Mr. James M. Beck, Washington, D.C."
Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
Designer: Unidentified designer
Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
Date: 1921-22
Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin United States
Culture: American
Medium: Transparent and opaque watercolor, metallic paint, and graphite on paper
Dimensions: 15 1/16 × 13 11/16 in. (38.3 × 34.8 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.654.98
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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