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Pond Lily Library Lamp

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1905

MediumLeaded glass with bronze base

DimensionsOverall: 26 in. (66 cm)

InscribedImpressed bottom central plate: "GTD/CO/Tiffany Studios/New York/2134". Bronze tab impressed "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK" affixed to inside of shade.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6930

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-7, Case 43

DescriptionThe platform of the bronze base of this "Flowering Lotus" lamp has a green patina and is formed by lily pads. A band of intertwined water lily vines and leaves is attached to the platform. Eleven sections of bronze tubing are clustered at the center of the platform. Ten of the tubes are curved and have light sockets. The remaining tube rises slightly higher than the others and ends with a circular shade support. The finial has two rows of holes and a conical top. The background of the shade is created by glass quadrangles of mottled blue and blue-green. Numerous red stems streaked with white and pastel green droop from the aperture. The shorter stems end with small, partially closed flowers with white petals and red-brown and green leaves. The longer stems extend to the large flowers of white, yellow, pink and red that form the irregular border. Eight small rectangular openings circle the aperture. The shade is waterfall shaped.

Label TextTiffany Studios New York, 1902–1932 Pond Lily Library Lamp, ca. 1905 Leaded glass with bronze base Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6930 Exhibition History"The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesFeldstein & Duncan. _The Lamps of Tiffany Studios_. pg. 112-"Pond Lily Lamp", lamp & shade sold for $400 in 1906. Paul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1978, #191. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 142, fig. 178. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1