Parlor armchair

Designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany and Company

Date1879

DimensionsOverall: H 28 3/4 x W 21 3/4 x D 21 3/4 in. (H 73 x W 55.2 x D 55.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1996, Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss by exchange, Sophronia Anderson Bequest Fund, Felix Fuld Bequest Fund and Membership Endowment Funds

Object number96.87

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Object NameChair | Armchair

Title Details

Primary Title Parlor armchair

ProvenanceMade for George Kemp's Fifth Avenue House, NYC. Louis Tiffany's first major commission in 1879.Exhibition History"Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington (October 13, 2005 - January 4, 2006); Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio (February 2 - April 30, 2006); Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas (May 30 - September 3, 2006); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 14, 2006 - January 14, 2007).
"Candace Wheeler", The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York (October 15, 2001 - January 6, 2002).

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