Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Bamboo foor lamp
Object Number:
N84.85.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 67 × 24 in. (170.2 × 61 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1521-2"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Bamboo" floor lampshade; 24" diameter globe-shaped shade depicting bamboo stalks and leaves against a white background with a horizontal trellis; leaves rendered in variations of green, some with curved glass; background rendered in translucent glass with light gray striations. Displayed with bronze piano floor lamp base, "Bamboo" design (N84.82.2) and cap (N84.85.3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
