Tiffany Favrile Smartphone Case for iPhone® 3G/3GS

DESCRIPTION

A master of many media, Louis Comfort Tiffany was one of America’s most noted decorative artists at the turn of the twentieth century. In the early 1890s Tiffany developed a method of blending different colors together in glass while it was in a molten state, thus achieving subtle effects of shading and texture. He called this type of glass, which was often noted for its iridescence, Favrile glass (from fabrile, an Old English word meaning “hand-wrought”). The peacock feather reproduced on this smartphone case is based on a swirling feather design from an original Favrile glass vase in the Museum's collection.

Plastic with satin matte finish. Lightweight one-piece hard shell case. Designed for iPhone® 3G/3GS. Access to all ports and controls. 4 5/8''L x 2 1/2''W x 6/16''D.

ART HISTORY

Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933) was one of America’s most acclaimed and multi-talented artists working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tiffany embraced virtually every decorative medium, designing and directing the production of windows, mosaics, lighting, glass vases, pottery, metalwork, enamels, and jewelry. Of all of his creative endeavors, stained glass brought Tiffany the greatest recognition. His Favrile glass, patented in 1881, was internally colored with variegated shades of color or hues which created a milky, opaque, and sometimes rainbow-hued appearance when light shone through it. Unusual effects were created by introducing textures and adding different layers of glass or plating.