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Tiffany / ˈ t ɪ f ən i / is a primarily English feminine form of the Greek given name Theophania. It was formerly often given to children born on the feast of Theophania, that is, Epiphany . [ 1 ]
Tiffany Blue, the colloquial name for the light medium robin egg blue color associated with Tiffany & Co. Tiffany jewelry, a style of jewelry created by Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany & Co. Tiffany setting, a prong setting for diamonds; Louis Comfort Tiffany or Tiffany Studios, or Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company Tiffany glass; Tiffany lamp
Opalescent glass. The term "opalescent glass" is commonly used to describe glass where more than one color is present, being fused during the manufacture, as against flashed glass in which two colors may be laminated, or silver stained glass where a solution of silver nitrate is superficially applied, turning red glass to orange and blue glass to green.
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.
Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887 Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [12] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [13]
Favrile glass specimens from 1896 to 1902. Favrile glass is a type of iridescent art glass developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.He patented this process in 1894 and first produced the glass for manufacture in 1896 in Queens, New York.
Tiffany began to experiment with jewelry designs in 1902 at Tiffany Furnaces, with the intent of showing his pieces as part of Tiffany & Co.’s display at the St. Louis Exposition. It was the perfect venue for him to show his range of talent in a variety of media.
Tiffany Blue is the colloquial name for the light medium robin egg blue color associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company created by Charles Tiffany and John Young in 1837. The cyan color was used on the cover of Tiffany's Blue Book , first published in 1845. [ 1 ]