Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Tulip lampshade
Object Number:
N84.79.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 14 in. ( 17.8 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 166"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Irregular Tulip" lampshade; 14" diameter globe-shaped shade depicting stylized tulip blossoms; blossoms rendered in mottled orange and stippled yellow glass, stems and foliage in light and dark green, and background in light and dark purple glass streaked with green and blue; design contains six tulips repeated three times.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
