Design for an interior
While Tiffany was famous for his Aesthetic-style interiors, this highly finished design for a Renaissance Revival interior shows his ability in other modes as well. Here, he presents a fully coordinated environment: note how the salmon color of the coffers is picked up in the strapwork-patterned wall covering, the leaded-glass windows, and even the lozenge border of the carpet. The windows, with their scroll-and-leaf motif, bear a resemblance to those Tiffany designed for the H.O. Havemeyer residence. The lower wainscoting has an Asian fret motif that recurs in other Tiffany designs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for an interior
- Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
- Date: 1892–1902
- Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor, colored inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted overall to an artist board
- Dimensions: 20 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (53 × 47 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 × 1/4 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Framed (AW D): 30 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (77.5 × 62.2 cm) - Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.654.6
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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