Fire Worshipper

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany and Company

Date1885

Geographic OriginNew York, New York

MediumGlass, lead, wood

DimensionsBase, Overall: W 46 in. (W 116.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1937

Object number37.646.5.5A,B

On View

On view

Object NameWindow

Title Details

Primary Title Fire Worshipper

Remarks per 1994 Ballantine House catalog, title is derived from Gaelic words that are part of the Ballantine Name, Bael = fire and worshipper = antin. ASH 3/22/23

ProvenanceDelivered by Louis C. Tiffany and Company. Installed during construction of The Ballantine House, 1883-1885.Exhibition HistoryThe Ballantine House, Library, The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (November 15, 1976 - ongoing)

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