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Tiffany founded his first glass factory in 1892, which he called the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. It was located on Long Island, at Corona. Here Tiffany established his unique method of glassmaking: pouring the colors into molten glass so they are imbedded.
Tiffany received the patent for Favrile glass in 1894. The first Favrile was made in 1896.
In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited The South Kensington Museum, later renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon.
At the 1900 Paris Exposition, Favrile glass won the grand prize in the exposition.
Design
Favrile is different from other iridescent glasses because its color is not just on the surface, but imbedded in the glass. The original trade name Fabrile was derived from an Old English word, fabrile, meaning "hand-wrought" or handcrafted. Tiffany later changed the word to Favrile "since this sounded better".
Some of the distinguishing colors in Favrile glass include "Gold Lustre," Samian Red," Mazarin Blue," "Tel-al-amana" (or Turquoise Blue), and Aquamarine.
Uses
Favrile was the first art glass to be used in stained-glass windows, as Tiffany first thought of the idea of making patterns in windows based shapes and colors. Favrile glass also backs a large ornamental clock in Detroit's Guardian Building.
Notes
^ Pevsner 2005, p. 98
^ Craven 2003, p. 325
^ a b Lehmann 1918, p. 115
^ Duncan 2003, p.19
^ a b Tutag & Hamilton 1987, p. 152
^ Burlingham 2002, p. 89
^ Von Drachenfels 2000, p. 275
^ Hesse 2007, p. 100
^ Warmus 2001, p.68
^ Lehmann 1918, pp. 117-118
^ Tutag & Hamilton 1987, p. 137
References
Burlingham, Michael John (2002), Behind Glass: A Biography of Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham, Other Press, pp.364, ISBN 1590510100
Craven, Wayne (2003), American Art: History and Culture, McGraw-Hill Professional, pp.687, ISBN 0071415246
Hesse, Rayner W. (2007), Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group, pp.220, ISBN 0313335079
Lehmann, Helen Mary (1918), The Glassware Department, Ronald Press, pp.161
Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005), Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (4th ed.), Yale University Press, pp.192, ISBN 0300105711
Tutag, Nola Huse; Hamilton, Lucy (1987), Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit, Wayne State University Press, pp.166, ISBN 0814318754
Von Drachenfels, Suzanne (2000), The Art of the Table: a Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware, Simon and Schuster, pp.592, ISBN 0684847329
Warmus, William (2001), Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York: Wonderland Press; H.N. Abrams, ISBN 978-0810-95828-9
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