Louis Comfort Tiffany was born in New York City to Charles Lewis Tiffany and Harriet Olivia Avery Young on February 18, 1948. (He died in 1933).
After much training in art and becoming a proficient and recognized watercolor painter, in 1872 he developed an interest in glass.
After extensive travel, Tiffany acquired the property known as Laurelton Hall. Much of this building can be seen at the Morse Museum.
The first experiments led to the invention of Tiffany’s Favrille Glass. In 1876 Tiffany meets John La Farge who is has glass working studio in New York City.
Tiffany worked in jewelry, pottery, and metal work. He designed his own home, Laurelton Hall. You can actually see Laurelton Hall at the Morse Museum in Florida. The Morse also has Tiffany's four seasons' panels.
