Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Dragonfly Table lamp
Object name
Dragonfly Table lamp
Date
c. 1900-1906
Medium
Glass, bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/2 x 22 in. ( 77.5 x 55.9 cm )
Description
Leaded glass and bronze "Orange Dragonfly" table lamp; 22" diameter shade depicting dragonflies with outspread filigree wings and heads projecting below lower border of shade; design repeated nine times; upper portion of shade orange, becoming yellow and then green towards lower border; dragonfly wings orange, bodies dark orange, and eyes jeweled blue; other jewels are yellow, brown, and white. Adjustable bronze table lamp base.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.112
Marks
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507"
Gallery Label
This dragonfly shade, a popular model, was priced at $175 in Tiffany's 1906 price list. Prices ranged from $3 for small candleshades to $400 for large and intricate lamps. Considering that the average hourly wage in 1906 was only 17 1/2 cents, these lamps were an unattainable luxury for many.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
