4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020

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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Pond Lily Library Lamp

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

Dateca. 1905

MediumLeaded glass with bronze base

DimensionsOverall: 26 in. (66 cm)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6930

Terms

Flowers
Lotus
Lilies
Bronze
Green
Blue
Multi-colored
New York, NY

Collections

Glass Art

On View

On view

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