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V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co. Stourbridge Glass Co., Corona Glassworks Tiffany, Louis Comfort (designer)
Place of origin	Long Island (made)

Bottle, America, New York (Long Island), designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, for Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co., Stourbridge Glass Co. Corona glassworks, 1896-1896, 509-1896 .

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Object type	Bottle
Titles	Favrile Favrile (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	metallic lustre
Brief description	Bottle, America, New York (Long Island), designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, for Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co., Stourbridge Glass Co. Corona glassworks, 1896-1896, 509-1896 .
Dimensions	Height: 17.2cm
Style	19TH CONT
Gallery label	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.
Object history	Bought from Tiffany & Co. 221 Regent Street, London
Bibliographic references	Potter, Norman & Douglas Jackson: Tiffany, London, 1988 Tiffany Studios: Tiffany Favrile Glass; New York, about 1896 Koch, Robert: Louis C Tiffany Rebel in Glass, NY, 1974
Other number	0572 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	509-1896

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1159/favrile-bottle-tiffany-louis-comfort/

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