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Maker:
Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853  Search this
Designer:
Louis Comfort Tiffany, (American, 1848–1933)  Search this
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
H x diam. (a): 12.2 x 9.7 cm (4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
H x diam. (b): 12.7 x 9.9 cm (5 in. x 3 7/8 in.)
H x diam. (c): 12.8 x 10.1 cm (5 1/16 in. x 4 in.)
H x diam. (d): 12.4 x 9.8 cm (4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
H x diam. (e): 12 x 9.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Type:
glasswares
Decorative Arts
Lamp shade
Made in:
USA
Date:
1907
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
(a) Flower bud form glass shade for sconce. Over-all iridescent finish with green, yellow, orange tones predominating. Green veined, pointed leaf forms rise from base. Out-curving lip with five indentations giving lip slightly lobed outline. (b, c, d, and e) Same basic shapes, colors, free forms of leaves varying slightly. Color variation most noticeable in (c) where color is darker.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Lyall Dean
Accession Number:
1968-55-3-d
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a2a9b2c4-0f72-41f9-8084-5287c4212c7d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1968-55-3-d