Lilies (Corey Memorial Window)
1892–95
Medium
Leaded Favrile glass
Dimensions
414 × 82.6 cm (163 × 32 1/2 in.)
Classification
stained glass/leaded glass
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
192781
Art Historical Context
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s *Lilies (Corey Memorial Window)* exemplifies the artist’s groundbreaking approach to stained glass at the turn of the twentieth century. Created between 1892 and 1895, the tall, slender panel was designed as a memorial and demonstrates Tiffany’s mastery of leaded Favrile glass—an iridescent material he developed and patented. The luminous surface captures shifting light, allowing the lilies to glow with subtle color gradations that evoke both delicacy and permanence. Tiffany’s studio elevated American decorative arts by treating glass as a fine-art medium rather than a...