Difference between revisions of "Tiffany glass"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A common name used in the early 1900s for any [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stained | + | A common name used in the early 1900s for any [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stained%20glass stained], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=opal%20glass opalescent], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iridescent%20glass iridescent] glass. Tiffany glass received its name after Louis Tiffany began using art glass, Favrile glass, in leaded lamp shades and vases. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 |
| − | * | + | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 06:39, 24 July 2013
Description
A common name used in the early 1900s for any stained, opalescent, or iridescent glass. Tiffany glass received its name after Louis Tiffany began using art glass, Favrile glass, in leaded lamp shades and vases.
Synonyms and Related Terms
vidro Tiffany (Port.); Favrile glass
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997