Beautiful Tiffany Style Stained Glass For Your Salt Lake City Home!

Tiffany Style Stained Glass In Salt Lake City

At Scottish Stained Glass, we often hear the terms “Tiffany Glass” Or “Tiffany Style” Stained Glass” from our customers. What many people may not know is they are actually two separate things. Tiffany Glass, as it happens, was a style was developed and refined in the Tiffany studios between 1878 to 1933. On the other hand, Tiffany style stained glass is any glass created outside of the Tiffany studio, using a look similar to Tiffany Stained Glass. The hallmark characteristics they aim to emulate being bold textures and deep hues using light as an impetus rather than paint. It is a well renowned and often reproduced American style that we here in the Salt Lake City branch of Scottish Stained Glass get many requests for. It is understandable as it adds an air of elegance and sophistication to any home window, although bedrooms and entryways are the most requested areas. Not only do we have the ability to use similar techniques to this highly refined style, we are always happy to use something as beautiful as Tiffany as inspiration for your custom stained glass! We have outlined some different inspiring Tiffany looks and techniques below to inspire you too!

Opalescent glass: The term “opalescent glass” is commonly used to describe glass where more than one color is present. It is very shiny with an almost raw pearl-like quality.

Favrile Glass: Often has a distinctive characteristic that is common in some glass from Classical antiquity: it possesses a superficial iridescence. This iridescence causes the surface to shimmer but also causes a degree of opacity.

 

Ripple Glass: Refers to textured glass with marked surface waves. Tiffany made use of such textured glass to represent, for example, water or leaf veins.Refers to a sheet of glass with a pattern of irregularly shaped, thin glass wafers affixed to its surface. Tiffany made use of such textured glass to represent, for example, foliage seen from a distance.

The textures above there are just some of the many stained glass looks by TIffany worthy of emulating! And, as it were, they are all beautiful! If you are like many in the Salt Lake City area who admire the gorgeous Tiffany Glass and want similar beauty and elegance in your home, Contact us today at Scottish Stained Glass for a free design consultation and quote!