Exhibitions



Gilded Age Devotion

The Ecclesiastical Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany

October 12, 2012–January 20, 2013

Louis Comfort Tiffany, founder of the Tiffany Glass and Design Company, later called Tiffany Studios (1902-1918), is perhaps best known for his designs for domestic objects such as lamps, vases, and stained glass windows. Tiffany & Co., founded in 1837 by Louis’s father, Charles, is, of course, best known for its fine jewelry, silver, and crystal.  Less well known but of equal beauty and importance are the sanctuary accoutrements, mosaics, lamps, and stained glass windows designed by both Tiffany Studios and Tiffany & Co. for churches, synagogues, and mausolea.  The exhibition will acquaint viewers with Tiffany’s underappreciated ecclesiastical objects, contributing thereby to the growing scholarly reevaluation of this quintessentially American and proudly New-York-based company. 

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