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Museum Collections
The Dr. Egon Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass
Student lamp
Object name
Student lamp
Date
c. 1900-1910
Medium
Bronze, Favrile glass
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 28 x 10 1/4 in.
Description
Double-arm bronze and Favrile glass student lamp; two green domed shades supported on arms on either side of a central bronze kerosene font with twisted wire decoration.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.9
Marks
etched: inside shades: "L.C.T."
Gallery Label
Tiffany Studios produced an extensive line of student lamps, which provided efficient and convenient lighting for desk surfaces. The lights, fueled by kerosene in the central canister, can be adjusted to the appropriate height by sliding the arms along the frame. Tiffany Studios' 1906 price list includes thirty models of single and double arm student lamps at prices ranging from $10 to $150.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
