Mirror
Clara Driscoll (and/or Joseph Briggs (American, born England, 1873–1937); ; Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American,…)
c. 1901
- Medium
- Favrile glass, mirrored glass, and bronze
- Classification
- Glass
- Dimensions
- 81.3 × 60.4 × 2 cm (32 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
- Culture
- Corona
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
- Credit line
- Bequest of Ira Simon
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
This mirror is a rare object from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s glass and decorating company. Although Tiffany is best known for leaded glass windows and lamps, artists like Clara Driscoll, Joseph Briggs, and many others also creatively arranged and mounted fragments of the company’s signature, iridescent Favrile glass into large-scale panels, architectural elements, and luxurious objects for the home. The intricate design and lustrous quality of lotus blossoms circling the looking glass are testament to the artistry and technical skill of the firm’s collaborators.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
