Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Peony table lamp
Object Number:
N84.83.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 23 × 18 1/2 in. (58.4 × 47 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1475"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze " Peony" table lampshade; 18" diameter globe-shaped shade depicting red and pink peony blossoms; flowers rendered in red and pink rippled glass mottled with yellow and brown; flower centers deep orange; leaves deep green with scattered yellow speckles. Blue background of fibrillated glass; four rectilinear rows of milky white glass. Shown on "Cushion" base (N84.88.2).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsors: Julie and James Alexandre
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
