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Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Dogwood lampshade
Object Number:
N84.114.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 74 × 25 in. (188 × 63.5 cm)
Overall (shade): 13 × 25 in. (33 × 63.5 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Dogwood" shade for floor lamp; 25" diameter shade with natural lower border in the shape of a tree; depicts dogwood blossoms in full bloom with widely spaced petals. Blossoms rendered in translucent white and white mottled with yellow and green; ovoid green leaves speckled with darker green; mottled brown branches; mottled blue background glass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
