The Iris Family is rendered in Venetian tradition, where the Murano artisans had continued for centuries to demonstrate an in exhaustible creativeness, especially in the colorful glass art for which they were world famous. When the lyre fame was popular during the mid 18th century, the glass houses produced large festive chandeliers gaily dressed with brilliantly coloured glass accents. The visual fantasy of the iris mirror captures this spirit, which is further enhanced by the swirling tendrils, gold accents and delicate hand painted banded.