Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Poppy shade
Object Number:
N84.61.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 20 in. ( 20.3 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Poppy" shade; 20" diameter cone-shaped shade depicting red-purple poppy in four repeats; poppy blossoms rendered in deep red with reddish-green buds; seed pods rendered in green and orange and covered with bronze filigree applied to outside of leaves; striated bluish-purple background; blue band around aperture and blue and purple rows around apron of shade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
