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Design for a "Carp" Window

ca. 1889-99
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 691
Several of Tiffany's early windows incorporate fish, often with the swirling water rendered in both lead lines and striations in the glass. The carp and the asymmetrical composition recall Japanese art, and the sinuous curves of the frothy rippling water suggest elements of Art Nouveau.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a "Carp" Window
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Designer: Possibly Caryl Colman (1847–1930)
  • Maker: Tiffany Glass Company (1885–92)
  • Maker: or Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
  • Date: ca. 1889-99
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Transparent and opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: Dimensions of original mat, now removed: 8 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (22.1 × 27.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.654.224
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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