DOI issue:
No. 53 (August, 1897)
DOI article:Waern, Cecilia: The industrial arts of America: the Tiffany Glass and Decorative Co.
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18389#0181
Industrial Arts of America
are, as a rule, put together by men (in other work,
shops). The work of both men and women is di
rected by the ubiquitous chief.
Extensive works in decoration have been carried
out by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. in
different parts of America in churches, college
halls, libraries and other public buildings. Mosaics
of various kinds enter largely into these decorations.
The figure mosaics will be mentioned later. The
The effect? Well, that is a matter of taste. I
mean this seriously, and of course 1 refer to the
aesthetic impression only. Of the symbolism em-
ployed I can only say that it is thoughtful, reverent,
and—eclectic. The Tiffany ecclesiastical work
certainly does not err on the side of baldness, as
all will remember who saw the World's Fair chapel
with its sumptuous wealth of Tiffany Byzantine in
mosaic, scroll borders, gorgeous hanging lamps'
FIREPLACE IN MR. LOUIS C TIFFANY'S MUSIC-ROOM
illustration will give a notion of the work done in
many churches on stalls, altar fronts, screens,
panels, &c. The tesserae are all of the Tiffany or
" Favrile " glass, and a peculiar richness is given by
the varying texture and density of the glass and
the insertion of bits of mother-of-pearl. The lectern
shown on p. 1 62 is in pearly whites and gold, the cross
inlaid in green (!onnemara marble and rosary beads,
peacock blues prevail in the inlaid borders on the
risers, dark marbles and rich dee}) blues in the
background.
158
and marble inlays. The effect was to many, in-
deed, over-ripe and heavy, with a tendency to
somewhat cloying sweetness in the modified Cos-
mati work, translated into peacock blues and
greens. But this may only be a passing phase.
It certainly does not affect the value, at the present
moment, of the happy return to the use ot beautiful
material in the inlays choice marbles, onyx, ala
baster, mother-of-pearl, slabs and small panels ot
"Favrile" glass, almost as beautiful as marble. All
this may seem to European critics puzzling in its
are, as a rule, put together by men (in other work,
shops). The work of both men and women is di
rected by the ubiquitous chief.
Extensive works in decoration have been carried
out by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. in
different parts of America in churches, college
halls, libraries and other public buildings. Mosaics
of various kinds enter largely into these decorations.
The figure mosaics will be mentioned later. The
The effect? Well, that is a matter of taste. I
mean this seriously, and of course 1 refer to the
aesthetic impression only. Of the symbolism em-
ployed I can only say that it is thoughtful, reverent,
and—eclectic. The Tiffany ecclesiastical work
certainly does not err on the side of baldness, as
all will remember who saw the World's Fair chapel
with its sumptuous wealth of Tiffany Byzantine in
mosaic, scroll borders, gorgeous hanging lamps'
FIREPLACE IN MR. LOUIS C TIFFANY'S MUSIC-ROOM
illustration will give a notion of the work done in
many churches on stalls, altar fronts, screens,
panels, &c. The tesserae are all of the Tiffany or
" Favrile " glass, and a peculiar richness is given by
the varying texture and density of the glass and
the insertion of bits of mother-of-pearl. The lectern
shown on p. 1 62 is in pearly whites and gold, the cross
inlaid in green (!onnemara marble and rosary beads,
peacock blues prevail in the inlaid borders on the
risers, dark marbles and rich dee}) blues in the
background.
158
and marble inlays. The effect was to many, in-
deed, over-ripe and heavy, with a tendency to
somewhat cloying sweetness in the modified Cos-
mati work, translated into peacock blues and
greens. But this may only be a passing phase.
It certainly does not affect the value, at the present
moment, of the happy return to the use ot beautiful
material in the inlays choice marbles, onyx, ala
baster, mother-of-pearl, slabs and small panels ot
"Favrile" glass, almost as beautiful as marble. All
this may seem to European critics puzzling in its