{i} Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902) American jeweler; Lewis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), American painter decorator and glasswork designer; family name; female first name
Stained or iridescent glass of a kind popular in the early 1900s for vases and lampshades. a type of coloured glass which was originally produced in the early 1900s, and used for making lampshades, vases, and other decorations
{i} (1812-1902) American merchant and jeweler, founder of the luxury jewelry store "Tiffany and Company", man who introduced sterling silver as the standard in jewelry making
born Feb. 18, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1933, New York City U.S. painter, craftsman, philanthropist, decorator, and designer. The son of the famous jeweler Charles Louis Tiffany (1812-1902), he studied painting with American painter George Inness and in Paris; he was a recognized painter before he began to experiment with stained glass in 1875. He founded a glassmaking factory in Queens, N.Y., in 1878. There he developed an iridescent glass he called Favrile, which achieved widespread popularity in Europe. After 1900 Tiffany's firm ventured into lamps, jewelry, pottery, and bibelots. He is internationally recognized as one of the greatest forces of the Art Nouveau style
tiffany
الواصلة
tif·fa·ny
التركية النطق
tîfıni
النطق
/ˈtəfənē/ /ˈtɪfəniː/
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() From a surname based on a medieval given name Theophania, from Ancient Greek theos "god"+phainein"to appear", traditionally given to girls born at Epiphany.