Dressing Table Mirror (c. 1900–1902): Art, History and Details

Dressing Table Mirror (c. 1900–1902) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

By 1900 Louis Comfort Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects, such as this dressing table mirror. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.

Object facts

• Title: Dressing Table Mirror
• Date: c. 1900–1902
• Creator attribution: Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Furniture and woodwork
• Technique: bronze and Favrile glass mosaic
• Dimensions: Overall: 32.1 x 33 x 18.6 cm (12 5/8 x 13 x 7 5/16 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1977.168

A detail from the museum

The peacock, with its brilliantly colored iridescent plumage, was a favorite motif of Louis Comfort Tiffany, appearing in almost every genre of his artistic production.

Collection credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tannenbaum in memory Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Robb

View the collection record

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