Mirror

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.

Mirror

Tiffany Studios (Firm)

c. 1901

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

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Ira Simon