Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Poppy table lamp
Object Number:
N84.55.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 21 1/2 × 17 in. (54.6 × 43.2 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: \"TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK [illeg]\"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Poppy" table lampshade; 17" diameter cone-shaped shade with poppy blossoms rendered in brilliant fibrillated red glass, streaked with pink and white; pods are orange-green and leaves green with some orange striations; buds are pink and green; metal filigree covers the outside of both leaves and seed-pods; background glass orange mottled with green and striated with yellow. Poppy leaves overlap, giving added dimension to shade. Incurving apron consists of two rows of blue glass with an orange one between. Shown on "Cushion" base (N84.38.2), with cap (N84.55.3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsor: Geduld/Cougar Foundation
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
