Design for marble and glass mosaic font
The designers of the Ecclesiastical Department of Tiffany Studios applied their characteristic skill to artistic church furnishings, such as this marble and glass baptismal font. Notations on the drawing reveal that it was commissioned by Miss G.C. Marson of Buffalo, New York.
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 – 1933)
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About this artwork
- Title: Design for marble and glass mosaic font
- Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Year: 1902
- Original dimensions: 39.0 x 30.0 cm
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: experimentation with materials , gothic revival
- Keywords: mosaic font design , early 20th century , tiffany studios
- Topics: mosaic typography , “decorative design” , “antique paper label”