opalescent glass


opalescent glass

A type of iridescent glass showing many colors; first used by Louis Comfort Tiffany in the late nineteenth century, and now called Tiffany glass. See also: glass

opalescent glass

A multicolored iridescent glass first used by the painters Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) and John La Farge (1835–1910) in the late 19th century; now often referred to as Tiffany glass.