Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dragonfly table lamp
Object Number:
N84.65.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (shade): 8 1/2 in. × 16 in. (21.6 × 40.6 cm)
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Dragonfly" table lampshade; 20" diameter cone-shaped shade with seven dragonflies repeated around circumference of shade; dragonfly bodies are dark red, eyes made of dark red half-round jewels, wings purple and covered with metal filigree; background glass includes yellow-orange and green rippled glass; three apron rows of blue-green, blue, and orange-red on the bottom edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
