Heavy Ribs Reading Lamp
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1913
MediumLeaded glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Base: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Base: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
InscribedMarked lower rim with metal tab: "Tiffany Studios New York".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.8126
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a Heavy Ribs Reading Lamp shade (for base and finial, see 71.8125), which depicts a spider in his web. A bronze star-like figure surrounds the aperture and six "legs" extend from the points of the star to the middle of the shade. The web is in a geometric pattern of striated glass in shades of blue, green, white, purple, red and chartreuse.Label TextTiffany Studios New York Heavy Ribs Reading Lamp, ca. 1913 Leaded glass, cast bronze base and finial Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.8126 Exhibition History"By Popular Demand: Your Selections, Your Gallery," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 31, 2014.Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum of Art, 1978), #193.
