Tiffany Glass

Tiffany’s inventions created a revolution in the glass world. After seeing the historic collection of medieval glasswork in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1865, Louis Comfort Tiffany returned to New York City inspired to create something even finer. He called his new art glass “favrile” (derived from an Old English term meaning hand wrought) as it was crafted incorporating color not just on the surface, but within the glass itself. We will explore images of favrile and other types of Tiffany’s timeless glasswork, created between 1878 through 1933. This class will provide a great introduction for those who may be visiting The Crocker Museum’s summer exhibition on Louis Comfort Tiffany:Treasures from the Driehaus Collection.