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A typical copper foil Tiffany lamp, with a jonquil daffodil design Clara Driscoll, head designer at Tiffany & Co., c. 1899–1920, Tiffany "Daffodil" leaded glass table lamp. This is an example of copper foil glasswork, an alternative to came glasswork.
A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp made of glass and shade designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany or artisans, mostly women, and made (in originals) in his design studio. The glass in the lampshades is put together with the copper-foil technique instead of leaded, the classic technique for stained-glass windows.
The colored glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead, called cames or calms, and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design.
Up until this point the business had been only stained glass commissions, but with the increasing popularity of hobbies in the late 1960s Franklin Art Glass decided to capitalize on the trend and began to offer stained glass classes. This eventually led to the retail and wholesale business through which customers can buy supplies. [9]
Detail of Madonna and Child at Church of the Assumption, Bride Street, in Wexford, Ireland. Harry Clarke (1889–1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator.He produced more than 130 stained glass windows, he and his brother Walter having taken over his father's studio after his death in 1921. [1]
Fake or Fortune? is a BBC One documentary television series which examines the provenance and attribution of notable artworks. [1] Since the first series aired in 2011, Fake or Fortune? has drawn audiences of up to 5 million viewers in the UK, [2] the highest for an arts show in that country.