Favrile

Physical description

metallic lustre

Place of Origin

Long Island (made)

Date

1896-1902 (made)

Artist/maker

Tiffany, Louis Comfort, born 1848 - died 1933 (designer)
Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co. (retailer)
Stourbridge Glass Co., Corona Glassworks (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Blown favrile glass

Marks and inscriptions

'L.C.T F276H' incised

Dimensions

Width: 23.2 cm maximum

Descriptive line

Plate, Long Island, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, for Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co.,Stourbridge Glass Co. Corona glassworks, 1896-1902.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Potter, Norman & Douglas Jackson: Tiffany...see509-1896
Greenhalgh, Paul Ed., Art Nouveau : 1890 - 1914. London: V&A Publications, 2000. 464 p., ill. ISBN 1851772774

Exhibition History

Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (Metropolitan Museum, Japan 21/04/2001-08/07/2001)
Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/04/2000-30/07/2000)

Labels and date

It is thought that 'Favrile' glass was so-named after the word 'fabrile', 'old English' for 'handmade', indicating that the range was made by skilled craftsmen. The lustre effect was achieved by treating the glass with metallic oxides and exposing it to acid fumes. It was originally intended to re-create the iridescent effects seen on ancient Roman glass.

Categories

Glass

Collection code

CER