Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gourd Table Lamp
Object name
Gourd Table Lamp
Date
c. 1900-1906
Medium
Glass, bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 24 in. ( 76.2 x 61 cm )
Description
Leaded glass and bronze "Gourd" table lamp on root base; 24" diameter shade depicting gourd plant shown on a trellis in three design repeats; trellis supports rendered in orange glass; small flowers rendered in milky opaque glass, and leaves various shades of mottled green; gourds rendered in undulating yellow, white and orange glass with irregular speckles; background is blue streaked with green and purple. Adjustable bronze "Root" base.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.102
Marks
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1522"
Gallery Label
The leaded glass shades at Tiffany Studios shared many of the same designs with the firm's windows. This gourd shade recalls windows made over two decades earlier for the George Kemp House in New York City and for Tiffany's own home at the Bella Apartments. The Root base was one of Tiffany Studios' successful Art Nouveau designs.
Provenance
Lillian Nassau
Bibliography
Gray, Nina. "The work of Tiffany Studios." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 194-201.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
