Tiffany Studios (1902-1932). <em>Lamp</em>, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.51. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.120.51_bw.jpg)

Tiffany Studios (1902-1932). 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). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.51. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.120.51_bw.jpg)

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Lamp

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MAKER Tiffany Studios, 1902-1932

DESIGNER Clara Wolcott Driscoll, American, 1861 - 1944

MEDIUM Glass, bronze, and lead

Place Manufactured: Corona, New York, United States

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) (show scale)

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 and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 67.120.51

CREDIT LINE Bequest of Laura L. Barnes

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.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Tiffany Studios (1902-1932). 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). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.51. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.120.51_bw.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 67.120.51_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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