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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Favrile

Bowl
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, America, New York (Long Island), designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, for Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co.,Stourbridge Glass Co. Corona glassworks, 1898-1900


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFavrile (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Metallic lustre glass
Brief description
Bowl, America, New York (Long Island), designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, for Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co.,Stourbridge Glass Co. Corona glassworks, 1898-1900
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 12.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'03413'(?)and 'Louis C. Tiffany', engraved; 'Tiffany Favrile Glass Registered Trademark' and monogram T G D C for Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. paper label (Makers's mark)
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.
Bibliographic reference
Potter, Norman & Douglas Jackson: Tiffany...see509-1896
Other number
0581 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
1698-1900

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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