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  • June 8, 2017
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Mosaic-making at Louis C. Tiffany’s Studios

The art of mosaic was new to Americans in the late 19th century, and the public was fascinated by the elaborate construction methods almost as much as the finished works themselves. Louis C. Tiffany capitalized on this interest and held … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, tiffany mosaics
  • May 17, 2017
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Hidden treasures within The Neustadt’s Tiffany Glass Archive

Tucked away in a nondescript warehouse in Queens, New York, is a library unlike any you’ve seen before. Carefully stored in towering aisles of wooden cubbies are more than a quarter of a million pieces of Tiffany glass in a … Read more →

  • Posted in: Exhibitions, tiffany mosaics
  • February 10, 2016
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Recent Acquisition: Tiffany Studios stained glass design drawing

This watercolor design was created by Tiffany Studios’ ecclesiastical department for a nave window in All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The proposal bears the name of Reverend Willis Wilkinson Memminger who served as rector at All Saints’ from … Read more →

  • Posted in: Rakow Library, Recent Acquisitions
  • April 27, 2015
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“Some day these formula[s] may prove to be of great value.”

This post is one in a series featuring items on display in the Rakow Library’s current exhibition, Selections from the Rakow Library, on display March 19, 2015 – May 17, 2015. One of my favorite items in Selections from the Rakow … Read more →

  • Posted in: Rakow Library
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We’re excited to share that the Museum’s former Sr. Director of Creative Strategy and Visitor Engagement, Rob Cassetti, served as the final guest judge on Blown Away Season 2. Look for Rob and six members of the Museum’s Hot Glass Demo Team in the sizzling finale when Blown Away launches on Netflix on January 22!Object of the Week: Five-Draw Telescope, unknown maker, Italy, 1700-1750. 2018.8.5. The introduction of the telescope in 1608 led to the production of many Galilean telescopes with a single-lens eyepiece, low magnification, and a narrow field of view. The development of the compound eyepiece in 1645 made it possible to use the telescope as a more effective device for astronomical and terrestrial observation. This example could be used for both types of observation: at 44 cm in length, it’s portable, and it provides magnification and a field of view convenient for observing both realms.We’re toasting the new year with this design drawing from H.P Sinclaire & Co. for a champagne glass! 188 sau. champ. [art original]: no. 40, H. P. Sinclaire & Co., Corning, NY, 1904-1927. H. P. Sinclaire & Co. design drawing collection. CMGL 125637.Object of the Week: Bottle with Snake-Thread Decoration, Cologne, Germany, 175-299. Purchased in part with funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust. 2017.1.27. The glassworker applied these “snake threads” to the surface of the bottle and added the crimped pattern with a tool. The Y-shaped tendrils, which appear brown, are gilded and give almost architectural structure to the more random white and blue patterns.Joyous Kwanzaa from The Corning Museum of Glass! The kinara, Swahili for candleholder, holds seven candles—three red on the left, three green on the right, and a single black candle in the middle—that represent the seven principles that are the foundation of the African-American celebration Kwanzaa. The glass kinara represents a bridge spanning generations of African-American people, and a waterfall cascades behind it to symbolize how they all flow together. Behind the scene, a mirror invites the onlooker to see their reflection and contemplate what Umoja means to them. Kwanzaa Setting was designed by Jonathan Rowe of Horseheads, New York, and the Rowe Family guided and assisted the Museum’s Hot Glass Demo Team in creating the piece. You can see this Kwanzaa Setting at the Museum through January 4.

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