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Source Description
Farnham served as the chief designer and director of the jewelry division of Tiffany & Co. from 1893 until 1907 when he was replaced by Louis Comfort Tiffany. He frequently drew his designs from flowers and plants. This sketch is a working drawing for one of Tiffany's most famous creations, the Iris Corsage Ornament that won the firm a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 (WAM 57.939). Farnham collaborated with Tiffany's gemologist George Frederick Kunz (1856-1912) in using American stones, in this instance mostly Montana sapphires, for his exhibition pieces.
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Document identity
localId
7603
label
Sketch for the Tiffany Iris Corsage Ornament
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7603
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sketch for the Tiffany Iris Corsage Ornament
description
Farnham served as the chief designer and director of the jewelry division of Tiffany & Co. from 1893 until 1907 when he was replaced by Louis Comfort Tiffany. He frequently drew his designs from flowers and plants. This sketch is a working drawing for one of Tiffany's most famous creations, the Iris Corsage Ornament that won the firm a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 (WAM 57.939). Farnham collaborated with Tiffany's gemologist George Frederick Kunz (1856-1912) in using American stones, in this instance mostly Montana sapphires, for his exhibition pieces.
provenance
Tiffany & Co., New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1988.
date
ca. 1900
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.3
height
21.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/8 × W: 8 1/2 in. (28.3 × 21.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Top center: 40 G.X.
med
watercolor on tracing paper
creator_ids
2734
3561
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1954
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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