Fountain Court, Laurelton Hall, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Chapter 40, Laurelton Hall

"The central fountain court is exquisite. Pure Tiffany at his most exotic. Moorish, Persian, Turkish, you name it, light and airy. The octagonal space soars three stories to a ceiling of shimmery glass scallops laid like fish scales. The upper and lower balconies are supported by colonnades and they surround an octagonal stone pool, somewhat like an Islamic bath, with calla lilies and floating lotus plants."

"Good information for a lamp design."

"In the center of the pool is a graceful blown vase, as tall as he is. Water is propelled upward inside, and slides down the sides, and rotating color wheels beneath make it change colors."