Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dragonfly Table lamp
Object name
Dragonfly Table lamp
Date
c. 1900-1906
Medium
Glass, bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Description
Leaded glass and bronze "Drophead Dragonfly" table lamp on jeweled base; 22" diameter shade depicting dragonflies with outspread filigree wings and heads projecting below lower border of shade; design repeated nine times; background glass mottled yellow and blue near aperture progressing to blue near border; glass "jewels" blue; dragonfly eyes green, wings blue-yellow, and bodies orange-yellow. Adjustable bronze base with 33 iridescent balls around circular platform. Base model is 392.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.113
Marks
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507-29"
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.
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.
