Design for lampshade
This study for a geometric shade is a remarkably rare example of a sketch for a Tiffany lamp. The fact that only one section of the shade has been sketched and one left blank attests to Tiffany Studios' equal concern for high-quality craftsmanship and efficient operations. This type of sketch would have been used to prepare a full-scale working drawing. Since a more finished drawing would have superseded it, very few sketches like this one have survived.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for lampshade
- Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
- Maker: Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
- Maker: Possibly Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
- Date: 1900–10
- Geography: Made in New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Graphite pencil on paper mounted on board
- Dimensions: 8 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (20.7 × 30.2 cm)
Mat: 14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (36.2 × 48.9 cm) - Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.654.417
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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