Study for “Heroes and Heroines of the Homeric Story” Mosaic Frieze (Alexander Hall, Princeton University)
Study for “Heroes and Heroines of the Homeric Story” Mosaic Frieze (Alexander Hall, Princeton University)

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Study for “Heroes and Heroines of the Homeric Story” Mosaic Frieze (Alexander Hall, Princeton University),

ca. 1894

Jacob Adolphus Holzer, 1858–1938; born Péry, Switzerland; died Florence, Italy; active New York, NY and Chicago, IL
Tiffany Studios, active 1892–1930, New York, NY
2024-503

Information

Title
Study for “Heroes and Heroines of the Homeric Story” Mosaic Frieze (Alexander Hall, Princeton University)
Dates

ca. 1894

Maker
Jacob Adolphus Holzer
Medium
Favrile glass with painted wood frame
Dimensions
sight: 62.5 × 62.2 cm (24 5/8 × 24 1/2 in.) frame: 69.5 × 69.5 × 7.5 cm (27 3/8 × 27 3/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Damien Peduto
Object Number
2024-503
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Culture
American
Period
American
Type
mosaics, putto
Subject
boy

Tiffany Studios. John Dikeman, New York (foreman of the lamp shop at Tiffany Studios); and by descent, until ca. 1990; purchased by Damien Peduto, Colts Neck, NJ; gifted to Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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