For decades, visitors to the Chrysler Museum of Art have admired Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria without experiencing the Tiffany Studios stained-glass window in its entirety or knowing the story behind the subject. For the first time in 50 years, the window will be joined by its three transom panels in Woman in the Window: Tiffany’s Masterpiece Reunited, on view Feb. 19th-June 13th, 2027.
The exhibition is the culmination of years of historical research and a cross-country recovery effort. Furniture, vases and other decorative items will transport visitors to Pembroke Estate, the Long Island, New York mansion where the window was first displayed. Archival letters, personal photographs, period attire and fine jewelry uncover the story of the woman depicted, world-renowned American opera star Lillian Nordica.
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Photo Credit: Eastern façade of Pembroke, Captain De Lamar’s Long Island mansion, with Tiffany Studios’ window ‘Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria’ over the main entranceway. Glen Cove Public Library, Robert R. Coles Long Island History Collection