Tiffany Ceiling at Marshall Field’s Department Store [1907] ~ Chicago Il

The amazing Tiffany Ceiling at Marshall Field’s was installed in 1907. It was commissioned by John Shedd and the design was created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The ceiling stretches over 6000 square feet and is comprised of over 1.6 million pieces of “favrile” glass. The term “favrile” was coined by Tiffany from the English word “fabrile” meaning “handcrafted”. This process mixes several colors of glass while they are still hot.

Marshall Field & Company (Marshall Field's) was a department store in Chicago, Illinois that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Macy's Inc. on August 30, 2005.

The former flagship Marshall Field and Company Building location on State Street in The Loop of downtown Chicago was officially renamed Macy's on State Street on September 9, 2006

Built:1892

Architect:Burnham, Daniel H.

Architectural style:Chicago, Other

Governing body:Macy's

NRHP Reference#:78001123

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. National Historic Landmark

Chicago Landmark

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