Collections: Decorative Arts: Lamp

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Lamp

• Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
• Culture: American
• Medium: Glass, bronze, and lead
• Place Manufactured: Corona, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1910
• Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 x 51.1 cm) Diameter of base: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on base: "28619 / TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK" and "C.D.T. Co." in monogram form. Impressed on inside edge of rim at bottom of shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1531"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 67.120.51
• Credit Line: Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
• Image: Overall, 67.120.51_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Tiffany Studios (American, 1848-1933). Lamp, ca. 1910. Glass, bronze, and lead, 25 1/2 x 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 x 51.1 cm) Diameter of base: 10 in. (25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.51 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.120.51_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Table lamp. Leaded glass shade with flower and leaf design with pierced bronze under- and overlay; predominant color green with flowers mostly red. Shade capped by pierced bronze cover at top and surmounted by peaked finial. Three bulb sockets with horizontally curving arms; stem with applied wire work twisted around circumference at center; scrolled at base. Circular base reeded at center; fish-scale decoration impressed around circumference. CONDITION - Excellent.