Making Tiffany lamps : how to create museum-quality authentic reproductions

Summary: "This book contains step-by-step color photos that illustrate the entire lamp-making process, from cutting the pattern and selecting glass to assembling tiles and soldering a shade. It presents how-to techniques and construction secrets from one of the country's top Tiffany lamp artists. It features never-before-published secrets for creating an authentic patina. It includes large-scale images of 30 finished lamps as well as close-ups of shade details."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780811735957
ISBN: 0811735958
Physical Description: print
107 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: First edition..
Publisher: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania : Stackpole Books, 2009.
Copyright: ©2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Tiffany legacy -- Preparing the pattern -- Grouting the mold -- Selecting the art glass -- Assembling the tiles -- Releasing the shade -- Attaching the rim -- Reinforcing the shade -- Applying a patina and finishing.