Glass Heritage in the United States
Peacocks and Peonies 1 & 11. John La Farge, 1882.
Title: Peacocks and Peonies, c.1882, John La Farge (1835-1910).
RN: A1-1285.
Location: National Portrait Gallery,Washington, DC.
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Title: Peacocks and Peonies, c.1882, John La Farge (1835-1910).
RN: A1-1289.
Location: National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
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Title: Mural Window, The Hollyhocks, c.1890. John La Farge.
Order No.: RN-0095.
Location: Morse Museum, Florida
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Title: Hollyhocks, John La Farge, c.1890.
RN.: A1-0105.
Location: Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL.
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All images taken in museums (marked by "RN") are not for sale and are for educational purposes only
Title: Nine-Paneled Firescreen, c. 1883. John La Farge. RN: A1-1229.
Location: Chrysler Museum.
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Title: Plum Tree Design. Tiffany Studios, NYC. c.1912.
Order No.: A1-0122.
Location: Morse Museum.
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Title: Parrot's Window, c. 1885. J & R Lamb.
RN: A1-0295.
Location: Morse Museum
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Title: The Arts Window, c. 1894, J&R Lamb Studios.
Order No.: RN-0315.
Location: Morse Museum, Florida
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Title: Aurora, Roman Geddes of Dawn. c. 1884, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., NYC, 1892-1900.
Order No.: RN-0296.
Location: Morse Museum
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David Clendennig at the Morse Museum, 2019.
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Title: Geometric Design.
RN.: A1-1236.
Location: US Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
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Title: Victorian Design, c1872.
Order No.: A1-0796.
Location: Mount Vernon Place, United Methodist Church.
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Title: Depicting US History
RN: A1-1318.
Location: US Portrait Gallery.
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Title: US Coat of Arms
Location: Washington Memorial Church, Valley Forge, PA
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US glass museums
CHIHULY GARDEN AND GLASS, Seattle, Wash. In the shadow of the Space Needle, this site showcases the extraordinary range of Chihuly’s work, from glass-ball-filled boats inside to the large-scale outdoor garden pieces that mirror the shapes or colors of surrounding plants. The colorful ceiling in the Glass House is one of the artist’s largest suspended sculptures. www.chihulygardenandglass.com.
CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS, Corning, N.Y. The collection showcases more than 3,000 years of glass, while the Contemporary Glass Gallery features works from 1975 on. One of the oldest pieces is a turquoise glass inlay with the image of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled during Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty
CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, Norfolk, Va. More than 10,000 glass objects range from ancient to contemporary, including English, European, art nouveau, and art Deco styles. Highlights include a large selection of Tiffany glass, French glass, and an English cameo glass collection. Among works by 21st-century artists, Karen LaMonte’s translucent cast-glass dress, “Reclining Drapery Impression,” is ethereal and striking. chrysler.org.
THE CHARLES HOSMER MORSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Winter Park, Fla. The Morse Museum houses one of the largest collections of glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany in the world, including his glittering, almost gaudy chapel interior from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the Daffodil Terrace, among other pieces of art and architecture, from his Long Island country estate, Laurelton Hall. morsemuseum.org.
Louis C Tiffany and the Art of Devotion
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s companies--Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (New York) and, after 1902, Tiffany Studios—produced hundreds of stained-glass windows for churches and a smaller number for synagogues across the United States. The company’s ecclesiastical division, established in 1899, contributed to this output.
Many of these windows remain in their original locations, though no comprehensive catalogue raisonné exists. Others were acquired by museums, private collectors, and art dealers after churches and synagogues were demolished, often for new construction projects.
Tiffany’s stained-glass designs incorporated a variety of historical styles and artistic influences, blending traditional and innovative glassmaking techniques to achieve remarkable artistry.
Many of these windows remain in their original locations, though no comprehensive catalogue raisonné exists. Others were acquired by museums, private collectors, and art dealers after churches and synagogues were demolished, often for new construction projects.
Tiffany’s stained-glass designs incorporated a variety of historical styles and artistic influences, blending traditional and innovative glassmaking techniques to achieve remarkable artistry.
Title: Woman in Pergola with Wisteria, c.1915, Tiffany Studios.
RN: A1-1231.
Location: Chrysler Museum of Art.
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Title: Medallion window, c. 1892, leaded glass. Tiffany Glass and Dec. Co., NYC
RN: A1-0288.
Location: Morse Museum.
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All images taken in museums (marked by "RN") are not for sale and are for educational purposes only
Title: "Spring" panel from the Four Seasons window, 1899-1900. Tiffany Studios, NYC
RN: A1-0236.
Location: Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL.
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Title: "Summer" panel from Four Seasons window, 1899-1900. Tiffany Studios, NYC. Order No.: A1-0240. Location: Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL.
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Title: Adm. Farragut, Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay, 1867. Tiffany Studios, NYC. c. 1914-15.
Order No.: A1-1185.
Location: US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
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Title: While Shepards Watched their Flocks at Night, c.1910. Tiffany Studios.
RN: A1-1228.
Location: Chrysler Museum of Art.
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Title: Autumn Landscape, c. 1902-03, Tiffany Studios.
RN: A1-1985.
Location: The Met, NYC
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Title: Garden Landscape and fountain , Favrille-glass mosaic, c. 1915, Tiffany Studios, N.Y.C.
RN: A1-2006.
Location: The Met, N.Y.C.
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Autumn Landscape
This window, executed late in Tiffany's career, portrays the late afternoon through rich autumnal foliage. No paint was used to add detail; rather, the modelling, texture, and form were created solely with glass, using the full range developed at Tiffany Studios. The variegated surface was made by wrinkling glass in its molten state. Different colour effects were achieved by embedding tiny, confetti-like flakes of glass in the surface. Plating - the superimposition of several layers of glass on the back of the window - added depth. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.C. |
Section of the Dream Garden mosaic
Tiffany's work in mosaic, inspired by Byzantine examples, dates to the 1880s, when he began experimenting with iridescent glass and transparent tesserae backed with metal leaf. Mosaic decoration graded countless interiors by him, from churches to department stores. - The Met, N.Y.C. |
Title: The Entombment, 1892, L.C. Tiffany.
Order No.: RN-0329.
Location: Morse Museum, Florida
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Title: Tiffany Window - Floral Design.
Order No.: A1-0059.
Location: Flagger College, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Title: Autumn Landscape. Tiffany Studios, NYC. 1923-24. Leaded Favrile Glass.
Order No.: A1-1985.
Location: NYC
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Title: Grapevine panels. Tiffany Studios, NYC, 1905-15. Leaded Favile glass.
Order No. A1-1993.
Location: The Met. NYC.
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Title: Geometric Leaded Stained Glass, c.1897-1902. Arthur Heun, Prairie-school architecture.
Order No.: A1-1980.
Location: NYC, The Met.