Lamp, Electric
Object number2021.32.3 a,b
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(1900 - 1932)
Manufacturer
General Electric Company
Datec. 1900
OriginNew York, NY
MediumGlass; Bronze; Metal; Plastic; Electrical wire; Fabric
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott
DescriptionElectric table lamp comprised of base and shade.
Electric table lamp base. Patinated cast bronze base. Neoclassical style base with rich green and brown patina. Hollow cast bronze Greek urn base on four reeded legs ending in paw feet, on a circular base with beaded edge. Three curved arms with flared vertical ends. Single central socket with brown-black plastic insert and paddle switch with maker's information. Electrical cord covered in brown braided fabric protrudes from base; two-prong plug with brown plastic casing and white insert.
Favrile glass shade. Circular green iridescent damascene glass shade of dome form with opaque white underside. Colors include green, orange, brown, white, and iridescent tones. Sides undulate and base narrows slightly. Flared circular opening at top.DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a-b together): 16.75 × 9.75 in. (42.5 × 24.8 cm)Length (a - cord): 95.25 in. (241.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a): 12.75 × 9.375 × 8.375 in. (32.4 × 23.8 × 21.3 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 4.688 × 9.75 in. (11.9 × 24.8 cm)
Marks(a)
Underside of base is stamped with Tiffany logo and has impressed text "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 23563"; also has other impressed text that is difficult to decipher, but possibly reads "D658 / D827".
Socket's paddle switch has raised text on both sides "G.E.Co".
(b)
Hand-engraved alphanumeric text on rim "S 2539".
Historical NotesGreen Damascene Glass Three-Arm Neoclassical Urn Table Lamp, c. 1900. 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
Terms
On View
Not on view
1940
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