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| Keywords: Tiffany and Company - Sketch for the Tiffany Iris Corsage Ornament - Walters 372632.jpg Farnham served as the chief designer and director of the jewelry division of Tiffany Co from 1893 until 1907 when he was replaced by Louis Comfort Tiffany He frequently drew his designs from flowers and plants This sketch is a working drawing for one of Tiffany's most famous creations the Iris Corsage Ornament that won the firm a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 Farnham collaborated with Tiffany's gemologist George Frederick Kunz 1856-1912 in using American stones in this instance Montana sapphires for his exhibition pieces ca 1900 watercolor on tracing paper cm 28 9 21 8 accession number 37 2632 7603 Tiffany Co New York New York Walters Art Museum Gift of Tiffany Co 1988 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 place of origin New York New York USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Diamond jewellery designed by Tiffany Co Paulding Farnham Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Yogo mine and sapphires Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Irises in Art Nouveau | ||||
