January 6, 2009
The revival of stained glass in the 1850's spurred an American art glass movement, led by two big names, Louis Tiffany and John La Farge. Both experimented with new glass styles, but it was La Farge who in 1881 patented 'opalescent glass,' a translucent, milky glass, often used for bowls and vases. Tiffany and others revived the stained glass mural at the turn of the 20th century.
I started becoming interested in art glass when I moved from Texas to New York, and wanted to decorate my apa… [more]
This fabulous site is a guide to Bohemian art glass makers from 1885 to 1920. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass … [more]
This Illinois State Museum microsite showcases over 200 of the finest examples of antique French paperweights of th… [more]
Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [more]
This website, home of the Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector's Society, offers a beautiful photo gallery s… [more]
Frank Andrew’s beautiful and definitive reference guide to art glass produced in Scotland by the Spanish Ysart fa… [more]
Richard More’s stunning gallery of glass paperweights produced by the Ysart family from 1946 to 1980 (Ysart Brot… [more]
Michael and Lori Palmer's site dedicated to the hand painted decorations of Abels, Wasserberg and Company, known as… [more]
Hidden within this academic-looking research tool is an unbelievable database of almost 18,000 images of medieval s… [more]
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