Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Trefoil table lamp
Object Number:
N84.19.1
Date:
ca. 1906-1910
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 21 × 16 in. (53.3 × 40.6 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS (NEW YORK)"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Trefoil" shade; shade divided into ten sections with quadrangular sections of background glass in mottled green near top and milky blue towards bottom; each section has orange and yellow flower along bottom of shade; each section marked off by flower stems carrying three-fold leaves; shade has beaded bronze band at aperture. Shown with bronze "Greek Model" base (probably a reproduction); supports shade with three arms and has a central urn supported by four slightly curved legs which stand on squarish platform (N84.19.2).
Gallery Label:
The "Trefoil Border" shade was listed in the Tiffany Studios 1906 price list and was discontinued by 1910.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
