Mirror
c. 1901
Medium
Favrile glass, mirrored glass, and bronze
Dimensions
81.3 × 60.4 × 2 cm (32 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Classification
flat mirrors
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
260450
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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...