CC0 · no rights reserved
Bowl
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Among his many achievements in the decorative arts, Louis Comfort Tiffany invented a type of glass with unprecedented opalescence that he patented under the name Favrile, derived from an Old English word meaning "handcrafted." Tiffany memorably described his Favrile glass as "distinguished by brilliant or deeply toned colors, usually iridescent like the wings of certain American butterflies, the necks of pigeons and peacocks, the wing covers of various beetles."
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBowl, c. 1896. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass; overall: 18 x 25 cm (7 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Sam Minoff, donated by Mike & Amy Southard, 2023.129, Clare and Harold Sam Minoff
