Ornament, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois
- Designer
- Louis Sullivan, American, 1856–1924
- Date
- 1884–85
- Material
- Terra cotta
- made in
- Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Architectural elements, ceramics
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Concourse
- Dimensions
- assembled: 29 x 53 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (73.7 x 135.9 x 24.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the General Services Administration
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 43:1975
NOTES
The unusual forms on this panel suggest the leaves and flowers of a plant. This combination of organic and geometric shapes is characteristic of Louis Sullivan's early ornament designs of the 1880s. This three-part panel was installed below windows on the top story of the Scoville Building, a Chicago factory designed by Louis Sullivan and his partner, Dankmar Adler.
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