Lamp
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze, glass
DATES
1906–1938
DIMENSIONS
9 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (23.5 x 28.6 x 12.4 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on underside of base: "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 414"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
77.86.2
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Desk lamp and shade, wrought bronze and glass. Oval base with slightly irregular edges rises toward center to meet shaft of lamp. Shaft is bulbous and splits to form holder for shade. Shade is scoop-shaped with two electric sockets for bulbs and is lined with white glass. Exterior of shade has raised central panel with three motifs of animals in roundels, surrounded by rope design, and slightly distorted key motif around top and sides. Designs are loosely Middle Eastern.
CONDITION: Normal wear; new plug; new wire.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Tiffany Studios (1902–1932). Lamp, 1906–1938. Bronze, glass, 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (23.5 x 28.6 x 12.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, 77.86.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.86.2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 77.86.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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