Parakeets
Louis Comfort Tiffany
(American, 1848–1933)
Tiffany Glass Company
(active 1885–1892)
1889
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueGlass, lead, copper, bronze chain
DimensionsOverall (no frame): 77 x 38 1/2 in.
Framed (with molding): 79 3/4 x 44 x 2 1/4 in.
Flat molding of frame measures 2 3/16 in. from both sides, 1 1/4 in. from top, 1 1/2 in. from bottom
Framed (with molding): 79 3/4 x 44 x 2 1/4 in.
Flat molding of frame measures 2 3/16 in. from both sides, 1 1/4 in. from top, 1 1/2 in. from bottom
Credit LineGift of Barbara L. and Theodore B. Alfond in honor of Malcolm Rogers
Accession number2008.1415
On View
On viewClassificationsGlass
Collections
Provenance1889, owned by artist or company; 1893, displayed in Tiffany Glass Company's booth at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; between 1897-1907 (1), acquired by Mrs. J. Fitz (Maria Evaline Hamilton) Brind (b. 1853/54 - d. 1914), Denver, Colorado and installed first at 825 Logan Street, then in 1908-09 at 1000 Logan Street, both in Denver, Colorado; 1914, house with window inherited by Brind's husband, J. Fitz Owen Brind (b. 1850 - d. 1921); 1919, house with window purchased by real estate investor Claude S. Staten; 1922, ownership of house and window transferred to Staten former wife (divorced), Lulu Staten and daughter Olive May Staten; 1926, house with window purchased by brothers Arthur J. Gmeiner (b. 1884 - d. 1985) and Matthew D. Gmeiner (b. 1886 - d. 1967); 1956, house with window purchased by architect and engineer S. Arthur Axtens (b. 1895 - d. 1976); 1970, house with window purchased by Thomas Pino; 1975, window removed from house and purchased from Pino, by David Lorenz, Denver, Colorado, for $10,000; 1996, Christie's New York, sale 8540, December 14, 1996, lot 317, sold as Property of the Lorenz Trust; 1996, purchased at Christie's by Barbara and Theodore Alfond of Weston, MA; 2008, given by Barbara and Theodore Alfond to the MFA in honor of MFA director Malcolm Rogers. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
1. These dates could possibly be narrowed to 1897-1902, giving the inscription on the window, "Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company" which was likely added when the window was modified for installation in the Brind home. The company used the name "Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company" from 1892-1902 when the name was changed again to "Tiffany Studios."
1. These dates could possibly be narrowed to 1897-1902, giving the inscription on the window, "Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company" which was likely added when the window was modified for installation in the Brind home. The company used the name "Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company" from 1892-1902 when the name was changed again to "Tiffany Studios."
