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Window from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Artwork Details

Window from the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
circa 1903
Louis Comfort Tiffany
favrile glass and wood
4 ft. 6 1/8 in. x 26 in. x 1 1/4 in. (137.48 x 66.04 x 3.18 cm);4 ft. 6 1/8 in. x 26 in. x 1 1/4 in. (137.48 x 66.04 x 3.18 cm)
University purchase 1930, transferred to the Museum of Art, 1986.146.1A
1986.146.1A

On Display

Tiffany: Between Tiffany Doors and FFW Connector

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Description

March 28, 2009
In 1903, the Havemeyers asked Tiffany to decorate an addition to the house. These two glass panels were likely intended for that expansion, and were used either as windows or possibly as a pair of glass doors.

Subject Matter:

Window from H.O. Havemeyer house in New York is a non-pictorial window, but one of Tiffany's geometric designs.

Physical Description:

Window in geometric patterns of white, blue, and amber colored glass set in a modern wooden frame

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