Description
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.
Provenance
With Dorothy Lerner Antiques, Pittsburgh, PA, by 1974; sold to Ira Simon (1945–2019), Chicago, Feb. 1974 [original receipt, Feb. 23, 1974; in curatorial object file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2022.
Accession Number
260450
Medium
Favrile glass, mirrored glass, and bronze
Dimensions
81.3 × 60.4 × 2 cm (32 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Classification
flat mirrors
Credit Line
Bequest of Ira Simon