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Lamp, Electric

Object number2021.32.1 a-c

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (1900 - 1932)

Datec. 1920

OriginNew York, NY

MediumGlass; Gilt bronze; Gilt brass; Metal; Plastic; Electrical wire

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott

DescriptionElectric table lamp comprised of base, shade, and finial. Electric table lamp base. Cast gilt brass/bronze lamp base. Mottled surface appearance. Circular tiered base. Faceted bulbous column with three rings near top. Fitted with three electrical sockets near top in a pinwheel arrangement; each socket has black plastic turn paddle switch with maker information; each socket has engraved maker information on side. At top is circular shade rest with three radial arms and central threaded hole for finial. Yellow plastic-wrapped electrical cord protrudes from side of base; two-prong plug with brown and yellow plastic casing and maker information between the prongs. Underside of base has five brown felt pads and impressed maker's mark. Paneled molded glass shade. Amber-colored "folds" and deep brown "ruffles", in Tiffany's "linenfold" style, intended to mimic folds and ruffles of a fabric shade. Ten panels make up the ten-sided shade. Gold metal framework. Top has twenty rectangular openings around circular opening where finial mounts. Molded glass finial. Circular gold framework with two radial arms containing two semi-circular molded glass sections; glass is amber-colored with "folds" in glass. Framework's radial arms connect to central gilt brass knob with threaded post on underside; knob is ten-sided and has geometric decorations on the top.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-c together): 22.75 × 16.5 × 15.625 in. (57.8 × 41.9 × 39.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (a): 21.875 × 7.875 in. (55.6 × 20 cm)
Length (a - cord): 85 in. (215.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 7.75 × 16.5 × 15.625 in. (19.7 × 41.9 × 39.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (c): 1.25 × 3.875 in. (3.2 × 9.8 cm)
Marks(a)
Underside of base has impressed text "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 534".

Each socket has black plastic turn paddle switch with raised text on each side "PERKINS".

Each socket has engraved text on side "BRYANT / 250 W. 250 V. / PAT'D NOV. 26, 1907".

Plug has raised text between the prongs "COOPER / UL / SA / 15A-125V".

(b)
Text on underside of outer rim "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1947" and double superimposed stamped "PAT APPLIED FOR".
Historical Notes"Linenfold" Molded Glass Table Lamp, c. 1920. Macklowe Gallery, New York, New York; to Steven G. Elliott; to Senator John Heinz History Center.

Related person Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933)

Previous owner Macklowe Gallery

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