Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Desk lamp
Object name
Desk lamp
Date
c.1900-1906
Medium
Favrile glass, bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 10 in. ( 40.6 x 25.4 cm )
Part (shade only): 10 x 4 1/2 in. (25.4 x 11.4 cm)
Description
Desk lamp with blown Favrile glass shade and bronze lamp base; shade of modified spherical shape; unlit, it is dark green decorated with brown striations and 2" wide belts of iridescent purples; when illuminated, the shade becomes light green with brown striations; 16 wavy lines run from the aperture to the border and the belts are light green bands. Bronze base has arched stem, spherical bronze balance connected to the stand by a stem-and-leaf attachment, and circular base.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.2
Marks
etched: inside lip of shade: "L. C. T. Favrile"
Gallery Label
This bronze base is described in Tiffany Studios' catalogues as "Balanced Lamp" and is numbered 415.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
