Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Peony hanging shade
Object Number:
N84.75.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (shade height, diameter): 12 × 29 in. (30.5 × 73.7 cm)
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze Peony hanging lamp; 28" diameter cone-shaped shade depicting bouquet of flowers using highly textured glass and thick chunks of colored glass for the flower centers; flower colors include red, yellow, white and pink using undulating, rippled, and fibrillated glass; borders of grayish blue glass around aperture and lower rim; metal beading at top and bottom of shade.
Gallery Label:
The large chunks of glass used to form the flower centers are a rare feature of Tiffany shades.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
