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Lamp
- Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933
- Medium: Bronze, glass
- Place Manufactured: New York, New York, USA
- Dates: 1906-1938
- Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (23.5 x 28.6 x 12.4 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on underside of base: "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 414"
- Signature: no signature
- Inscriptions: no inscriiptions
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 77.86.2
- Credit Line: Bequest of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
- Image: Overall, 77.86.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Desk lamp and shade, wrought bronze and glass. Oval base with slightly irregular edges rises toward center to meet shaft of lamp. Shaft is bulbous and splits to form holder for shade. Shade is scoop-shaped with two electric sockets for bulbs and is lined with white glass. Exterior of shade has raised central panel with three motifs of animals in roundels, surrounded by rope design, and slightly distorted key motif around top and sides. Designs are loosely Middle Eastern. CONDITION: Normal wear; new plug; new wire.
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