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Portiere

ca. 1890–1902
Not on view
This design for a portiere, or doorway curtain, features a deep blue ground enlivened with gold, red, and green Renaissance-style embroidery. While textiles were important elements of Tiffany's interior designs, they rarely survive intact, which makes such design drawings all the more important. Editorial remarks in graphite in the bottom margin, made by either Tiffany or the client, give a wonderful insight into how Tiffany's designs evolved from sketch to finished product: "Curtain ornament to be in center of bottom of portier and not in corner as shown."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portiere
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
  • Date: ca. 1890–1902
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted to a paper-faced board
  • Dimensions: 21 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (54 × 34 cm)
    Other (Design): 11 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (29 × 13.7 cm)
    Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
    Framed (AW C): 24 1/4 × 18 1/4 in. (61.6 × 46.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittesley Fund,1953
  • Object Number: 53.679.1825
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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