Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Drawing for 20" Daffodil shade model 1497
Object Number:
2007.4.6
Date:
ca. 1900 - 1906
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 11 in. (33.7 x 27.9 cm) irregular
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left on graphite: 20" Daffodil
Description:
On heavy paper, colored, coded segments (F,BG, etc.).
Gallery Label:
Full-scale design drawings, known as cartoons, delineated the placement of each piece of glass and were an important step in the process of making a Tiffany shade. This drawing represents Tiffany Studios' 20" Daffodil shade, designed by Clara Driscoll between 1900 and 1906.
Credit Line:
Fred and Nancylee Dikeman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
