Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
The Dr. Egon Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass
Table lamp
Object name
Table lamp
Date
c.1900-1910
Medium
Bronze, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 12 in. ( 43.2 x 30.5 cm )
Description
Bronze and leaded glass "Crown" table lamp; upper portion consists of a jewel-studded crown shade; top of shade formed of rows of golden glass rectangles with round yellow turtleback embedded at top center; upper and lower edges of crown have rows of white pearls; central area contains red, blue, and yellow stones in diversified geometric patterns. Cast bronze tripod base with three winged sphinx supports resting on stylized animal legs; hooves rest on triangular platform; scrollwork connects three sphinxes to central ring.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.35
Marks
stamped: on metal tag inside crown: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK"
Gallery Label
This lamp may have been a special order or an experimental effort of Tiffany Studios.
Provenance
Lillian Nassau
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
