4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2016.

Mantle and Fire Surround from the Residence of Howell Hinds, Cleveland, Ohio

Manufacturer Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892 - 1902)

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

CultureAmerican

Dateabout 1898-1904

MediumGlass mosaic with wood

DimensionsOverall: 78 1/2 x 136 in. (199.4 x 345.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Seymour Stein

Object number82.145

Collections

Glass Art

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DescriptionMosaic and wood fireplace; convex hearth decorated with frieze of three sets of ribbon-tied musical instruments in multicolored brown, gold and black mosaic tesserae and sectiliae amongst green foliage on pink ground, two flanking sets suspending festoons of green leafage on entwined powder blue ribbons. Wood surround with lobed convex mantel above a conforming frieze carved with beading and bands of leaves flanked by stepped square pilasters headed by voluted acanthus-carved capitals; all surmounted by detachable wooden lintel similarly carved with berry-laden acanthus.

ProvenanceCommissioned by Mr. Howell Hinds, Cleveland, Ohio; Joseph and Lillian Mihalak, Pontiac, Michigan; Christie’s auction, March 22, 1980, lot 44; purchased by Seymour Stein, New York; gift of Seymour Stein to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1982.Exhibition History"Tiffany's Glass Mosaics," May 20, 2017 - January 7, 2018, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY.Published ReferencesChristie's Auction Catalogue, March 22, 1980, lot 44. Tiffany's at Auction by Alastair Duncan. Kelly A. Conway and Lindsy R. Parrott, _Tiffany's Glass Mosaics_, (Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass, 2017), 190-191.