Chain Mail Lantern

Chain Mail Lantern hanging fixtures are one of the more unique styles of lighting designed by Tiffany Studios. Equally Moorish, Medieval, and Modern, chain mail has a light, airy appearance making it a perfect fixture for an entryway or stairwell. This fixture was created for a client in Tennessee.

Each individual piece of chain mail is created by hand in a technique that Irwin refers to as "weaving with glass and metal". Starting with a small copper framework made to Tiffany's original specifications, a piece of hand cut glass is encased within the square. During the process, the small metal loops that tie one square to the next are incorporated. As the squares are attached to one another, a "metal fabric" is created that forms the decorative curtain of the lantern. Rows of Chain Mail can also be added to the bottom of stained glass shades.