Young Joseph

Object NameStained Glass Window

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

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (1892-1902)

Manufacturer(glass) Stourbridge Glass Company (1893-1902)

Made FromLead Glass, Lead Came, Wood, Iron

Dateabout 1900

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corona

TechniqueStained, molded, cut, leaded

SizeOverall (with frame) H: 176.5 cm, W: 99 cm

Accession Number64.4.80

Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert Koch

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Contrasts: A Glass Primer

Reflections on Glass: 20th Century Stained Glass in American Art and Architecture

Not On View

Physical DescriptionMulti-colored lead glass, opalescent, translucent, transparent, stained, molded, cut, leaded. Large ecclesiastical rectangular panel depicting the figure of Joseph holding a long staff. Upper section hemispherical, depicting wheat sheaves. Wooden frame; five iron rods cross the front of the panel horizontally and are anchored into the frame. The rods are attached to the glass caming with thick wires. Most of the glass sections are flat, particularly on the back side. The main exception are the sections used for Joseph's robe; many of which are very thick, modeled sections, that are almost three-dimensional. On the back side two noticeably thick pieces of glass are two small purple section at Joseph's shoulder (left side, looking at back). Signed at the lower center, right border "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK".
Provenance

Source Dr. Robert Koch (1918-2003) - 1964