Andiron. Culture: American. Designer: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Dimensions: 25 x 15 x 35 in. (63.5 x 38.1 x 88.9 cm). Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902). Date: 1894.In 1894, Emily Johnston de Forest and her husband, Robert W. de Forest, who served as president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913 to 1931, renovated their New York residence at Seven Washington Square and commissioned Louis C. Tiffany to decorate the interior of the library addition. Tiffany was a close friend and distant relative of de Forest, whose brother Lockwood de Forest was a former partner in one of Tiffany's early design businesses. Intended for the library, this pair of andirons is inset with bold Favrile glass ornaments in swirling green and amber, complementing the color scheme of the elaborate mosaic and stone fireplace facing that framed them. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Andiron. Culture: American. Designer: Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Dimensions: 25 x 15 x 35 in. (63.5 x 38.1 x 88.9 cm). Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902). Date: 1894.In 1894, Emily Johnston de Forest and her husband, Robert W. de Forest, who served as president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913 to 1931, renovated their New York residence at Seven Washington Square and commissioned Louis C. Tiffany to decorate the interior of the library addition. Tiffany was a close friend and distant relative of de Forest, whose brother Lockwood de Forest was a former partner in one of Tiffany's early design businesses. Intended for the library, this pair of andirons is inset with bold Favrile glass ornaments in swirling green and amber, complementing the color scheme of the elaborate mosaic and stone fireplace facing that framed them. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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