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Design for chancel with Noli Me Tangere window, First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest, Illinois

1902
Not on view
Tiffany conceived his interiors as complete works of art, and his holistic approach is evident in this drawing of an altar wall. Beneath ornate mosaic arches are a beautifully rendered stained-glass window of Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen, an embroidered velvet hanging, a stone memorial tablet, gold-colored columns, and decorative wall painting. The ornamental mosaic decoration plays an important role in unifying these diverse elements. Done almost entirely in gold, green, and purple, it embraces the overall color palette of the church. Its intricate patterns are picked up in the embroidery of the velvet hanging and the wall painting bordering the window. Together, the mosaic and the mosaic-like elements serve to enliven what would otherwise be solid fields of color.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for chancel with Noli Me Tangere window, First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest, Illinois
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Designer: Attributed to Frederick Wilson (American (born Ireland), Dublin 1858–1932 Los Angeles, California)
  • Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
  • Maker: or Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Date: 1902
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, photograph, collage, pen and colored inks, graphite
  • Dimensions: 18 5/8 × 20 5/16 in. (47.3 × 51.6 cm)
    Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
    Framed (AW D): 24 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (62.2 × 77.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.654.426
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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