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Object NameMosaic Column

Artistic Director Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902 - 1932)

Manufacturer(glass) Tiffany Furnaces (American, 1902 - 1920)

Made FromGlass, Wood, Metal, Plaster

Dateabout 1905

Place MadeUnited States, NY, New York; United States, NY, Corona

TechniqueMosaic, gilded

SizeOverall H: 339.1 cm, W: 61.6 cm, D: 58.4 cm

Accession Number2018.4.11

Credit LinePurchased in part with funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust; the Ennion Society; the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund; and James B. Flaws and Marcia D. Weber

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Tiffany's Glass Mosaics

Treasures of Louis C. Tiffany from the Garden Museum, Japan

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This monumental column is one of six made for Tiffany’s retail showroom in New York city. At the top of the column, pressed glass “jewels” are inset into the plaster capital. Just below, glass is cut and assembled to look like silk cords and tassels. The design matches a set of curtains flanking the columns in the showroom. The rainbowlike effect on the glass in this column is called iridescence and is just one of the many types of glass produced by Tiffany Studios.

Physical DescriptionMosaic Column. Gold, blue, turquoise, and purple mosaic glass tesserae, colorless, gold foil-backed glass "jewels", wood, metal; carved or molded and gilded wood. Cylindrical Corinthian-style column tapering slightly towards top. Column decorated with gold-colored cut glass tesserae assembled to look like silk cords and tassels set within a blue matrix. Cords and tassels descend from a valence made of three-and-a-half rows of overlapping gold circles set within a lighter blue matrix. Capital of column consists of several rows of design elements, including two rows of molded gold foil-backed glass "jewels", three rows of gilded wood scrollwork, and a square top. Base of column is a replacement made of wood and plaster.
Provenance

Source Michaan's Auctions - 2018-04-13

Former Collection Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892 - 1902)

Former Collection Shepherd Gallery

Former Collection Beatrice Weiss

Former Collection Matsue English Garden

Former Collection Laurelton Hall