BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS Archives

The listserv where the buildings do the talking

BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show HTML Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: What is "Tiffany brick?"
From:
[log in to unmask]
Reply To:
The listserv where the buildings do the talking <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:31:45 EST
Content-Type:
multipart/alternative
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (1073 bytes) , text/html (2256 bytes) 
 
In a message dated 3/4/2008 4:40:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

The 1894 house at the southwest corner of 72nd and Madison, designed by  
McKim, Mead & White was described as having a facade of limestone and  "Tiffany 
brick."    What does that term mean?
 
A black and white photograph from 1900 indicates mottled, Roman brick,  
perhaps ironspot. 
 
House is demolished.     Christopher  




My guess would be that it was built with the same brick as the upper floors  
of Tiffany's house, and have to assume you would make the same assumption.   
Was this a period description, from the time Tiffany's house (1884) was still  
standing and this house was new?  Plate 5 in the MM&W monograph  makes 
Tiffany's house look like Roman brick. 
 
Ralph
Ralph



**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & 
Finance.      (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

--
To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the
uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
<http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>

ATOM RSS1 RSS2