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Morse Museum Object Guide Morse Museum Object Guide Morse Museum Object Guide 7) The Blossoms of Spring Window, c. 1885 Paperweight, c. 1895–1902 Vase, c. 1910 (also known as Flora and Spring), Ballroom, Seventy-second Street house; Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Laurelton Hall c. 1887–98 art gallery, Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall Nasturtium Dining room, Seventy-second Street Butterfly Exhibited: Prima Exposizione d’Arte Silvered bronze over glazed white clay house; third-floor balcony, reception Leaded glass Decoration Moderna, Turin, Italy, 1902 Marks: [LCT conjoined monogram] / hall, and art gallery, Laurelton Hall 60-006 Agate B.P 325 / 40 A-Coll. L.C. Tiffany – Favrile Other Oil on canvas Cast glass Bronze Pottery Signed, lower left: Louis C. Tiffany 12) Artist’s collection, left to right: Marks: 97 A-Coll. L. C. Tiffany – Favrile 65-026 Gift of the Estate of Alfreda Tiffany 68-009 Mitchell Bingham Gregor, 1874–1967 Vase, c. 1904–14 Vase, c. 1904–14 70-001 Laurelton Hall Vase, c. 1897–1900 Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Glazed white clay Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall Rooms Marks: [LCT conjoined monogram] / 7 / Cast glass Glazed white clay 8) My Family at 84 A-Coll. L.C. Tiffany Favrile / Pottery Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile / 109 A-Coll. Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile Pottery / Somesville, c. 1888 77-042 65-004 183 A-Coll. / [LCT conjoined monogram] Art gallery, 65-022 Laurelton Hall Vase, c. 1904–14 Oil on canvas Vase, c. 1898–1902 Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Vase, c. 1895–1905 73-001 Second-floor balcony, Laurelton Hall Second-floor balcony, reception hall, reception hall, Glazed white clay Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall Marks: L. C. Tiffany / Favrile / Pottery / Blown glass 9) Yellowstone Canyon, 1917 Enamel on copper 127 A-Coll. Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile / 1 A-Coll. Art gallery, Laurelton Hall Marks: 162 A-Coll. L.C. Tiffany / SG 123 69-011 79-523 Watercolor and gouache on tinted paper 66-001 Signed, lower left: Louis C. Tiffany / 1917 Vase, c. 1895–1905 Vase, c. 1915 77-035 Vase, c. 1910 Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Laurelton Hall Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Laurelton Hall Paperweight 10) Hudson River Landscape near Laurelton Hall Agate Blown glass Dobbs Ferry, c. 1870 Paperweight Blown and carved glass Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile / 111 A-Coll. Library, Bella apartment; art gallery, Calla lily Marks: L. C. Tiffany – Favrile / 104 A-Coll. 66-053 Second-floor balcony, Laurelton Hall Blown glass 66-051 reception hall, Laurelton Hall, c. 1925. Oil on canvas Marks: L.C. Tiffany – Favrile / 17 A-Coll. In Study Gallery: Photograph by David Aronow Samuel Colman, 1832–1920 2003-023 Front Row, left to right: P-011-81 14) Door frame, c. 1903 Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall estate included the mansion of 13) Artist’s Collection Vase, c. 1904–14 Porte cochere entrance, Laurelton Hall eighty-four rooms as well as various independent buildings. 11) Top to bottom: Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Glass tesserae, marble, plaster During Tiffany’s lifetime, most of the substantial media Back row, left to right: Laurelton Hall 2003-011 Five printing blocks, Glazed white clay attention was focused on the principle rooms of the house, probably 19th century Vase stand or pedestal, c.1905–18 Marks: [LCT conjoined monogram] /129 leaving scarce documentation on the rest. Not all artwork Studio, Seventy-second Street house; Second-floor balcony, reception hall, A-Coll., L.C. Tiffany – Favrile – Pottery known to have come from Laurelton Hall then can be art gallery and studio, Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall 55-001 attributed to a precise location there. Wood, metal Blown glass Unknown maker, India Marks: 210 A-Coll. / L.C. Tiffany – Favrile In the house, there were bedrooms, sitting rooms, nooks Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, 2003-022 and halls, as well as intimate spaces such as the library, 1880–82, importer smoking room, and a parlor used as a breakfast room. There 56-057:14, 5, 8, 3, 9 were also rooms designed around Tiffany’s collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Native American art, and selected 445 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 32789 407-645-5311 www.morsemuseum.org objects from his own firm. ©2011 Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Inc. Other Rooms Morse Museum Object Guide Morse Museum Object Guide Objects in this gallery are from the other rooms at Laurelton Hall. Their installation Window, c. 1898 history at various Tiffany residences is stated if known. Unless otherwise noted, they Laurelton Hall Fifteen Islamic tiles, were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) or one of his artists and made Guelder rose c. 1575–1650 under the name of one of his companies. (snowball bush) Porte cochere entrance, and wisteria Laurelton Hall Leaded glass Glazed earthenware 1) Top to bottom: 5) Four chains, c. 1882 58-015 Unknown maker Studio, Seventy-second Street house; 2007-020:1–7, 9–12, 14–17 Lunette, c. 1890–1900 north terrace, Laurelton Hall Studio, Seventy-second Street house; Cast metal Rock crystal art gallery façade, Laurelton Hall On case, left to right: Unknown maker, India North terrace and reception hall, Leaded glass, cast lead Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, 1880–82, Hanging shade, c. 1904 Laurelton Hall 61-001, 61-002, Met-011-77, 2004-025 importer Laurelton Hall Rose quartz 75-008:A, 75-009:B, 75-011, 75-012 Blown glass 2004-022 U-105 Pair of doors with frame, 6) Platform, left to right, back to front: In case, left to right: c. 1882 Hanging shade, c. 1904 Seventy-second Street house; Vase, c. 1904–14 Laurelton Hall Four tsuba (sword guards), art gallery façade, Laurelton Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Blown glass 19th century Hall Laurelton Hall U-104 Dragonfly and flowers motif Teakwood Glazed white clay Dragonfly motif Mistri Caste, Ahmedabad, India, Marks: [LCT conjoined monogram] / 82 Art gallery building, c. 1920s. Stalactite hanging shade, c. 1910 Centipede motif 1880s, maker A-Coll. L.C. Tiffany – Favrile / Pottery Laurelton Hall Insect motif Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, 66-055 Most notable of the outbuildings were the chapel from the Cast glass Iron gilt and soft-metal inlays 1880–82, importer Tiffany exhibit at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in 76-024 Unknown maker, Japan 59-012: A, B Cupboard, c. 1882 Chicago, which was installed on the estate in 1916, and the 71-017:A–D Possibly Bella apartment; studio, Tree of Life window, 1928–31 art gallery, created in 1918. Many of Tiffany’s own paintings Laurelton Hall Studio, Laurelton Hall along with paintings he collected were displayed in this 2) Transfiguration panel, Carved wood Leaded glass Electrolier, c. 1904 building, the façade of which he decorated in a manner probably 19th century L. C. Tiffany & Co., 1878–85, designer 67-022:A–H Laurelton Hall reminiscent of an eighteenth-century Indian residence. Laurelton Hall Unknown maker, India Black-eyed Susan design, Christ with Moses and Elijah Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, 1880–82, Thirteen tiles, c. 1913 straight side, Carved wood importer Tiffany adapted the westernmost portion of the house, Glazed white clay circular shape Unknown maker 92-001 originally a carriage house and day stables, to accommodate Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Leaded glass 2003-010 artists at the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. This Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1898–1930, Marks: TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK Four printing blocks, building included exhibition pieces and student art, as well maker 67-018 3) Peonies and Iris, 1915 probably 19th century 76-022:A–M as Tiffany’s Tree of Life window—the very last window he Art gallery, Laurelton Hall Studio, Seventy-second Street house; designed. Oil on canvas art gallery and studio, Laurelton Hall Four printing blocks, Chair, c. 1920 Signed, lower left: Louis C. Tiffany 15 Wood, metal probably 19th century Laurelton Hall Tiffany was continually perfecting every aspect of the house, 62-027 Unknown maker, India Studio, Seventy-second Street house; Wood, rush Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, 1880–82, and as his retirement approached, and he began to view the art gallery and studio, Laurelton Hall Unknown maker 4) Pumpkin and Beets importer estate as a museum to preserve his artistic vision, he acceler- Wood, metal 92-006 window, 1899–1900 56-057:2, 6, 12, 4 ated the incorporation of cherished objects from his former Unknown maker, India Laurelton Hall houses as well as from his career in general. This has further Tiffany & de Forest Decorators, Exhibited: Exposition 1880–82, importer complicated the matter of determining the precise location Universelle, Paris, 1900 Marks: E. B. & CO. 71. of what survives. Still, all the objects contribute to our Leaded glass 56-057:11, 7, 10, 13 understanding of Tiffany’s attitude toward life—his pursuit U-074 of beauty. Other Rooms Other Rooms Other Rooms Morse Museum Object Guide Morse Museum Object Guide Morse Museum Object Guide 7) The Blossoms of Spring Window, c. 1885 Paperweight, c. 1895–1902 Vase, c. 1910 (also known as Flora and Spring), Ballroom, Seventy-second Street house; Second-floor balcony, reception hall, Laurelton Hall c. 1887–98 art gallery, Laurelton Hall Laurelton Hall Nasturtium Dining room, Seventy-second Street Butterfly Exhibited: Prima Exposizione d’Arte Silvered bronze over glazed white clay house; third-floor balcony, reception Leaded glass Decoration Moderna, Turin, Italy, 1902 Marks: [LCT conjoined monogram] / hall, and art gallery, Laurelton Hall 60-006 Agate B.P 325 / 40 A-Coll. L.C. Tiffany – Favrile Other Oil on canvas Cast glass Bronze Pottery Signed, lower left: Louis C. Tiffany 12) Artist’s collection, left to right: Marks: 97 A-Coll. L. C. Tiffany – Favrile 65-026 Gift of the Estate of Alfreda Tiffany 68-009 Mitchell Bingham Gregor, 1874–1967 Vase, c.