Lamp Base
Manufacturer
Tiffany Studios
(American, 1902-1932)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1902
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 8 13/16 x 9 in. (22.4 x 22.9 cm)
Base: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Base: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
InscribedMarks are engraved in the bottom in copper wheel: L. C. T. / R 4272
Credit LineGift of Richard Waitzer in honor of Leah Waitzer and Museum purchase
Object number2006.10
Not on view
DescriptionVase / lamp base in squat pear-shaped form, blown in opaque greenish-aqua glass decorated with stylized violet motif consisting of trailing dark green heart-shaped leaves and stems and deep blue blossoms with pale yellow centers rendered in millefiori. The rim has been ground and polished to accommodate a kerosene lamp font and the button pontil on the bottom has been partially ground and polished.ProvenanceLillian Nassau, New York, NY, 1963; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Gift of Richard Waitzer in honor of Leah Waitzer and Museum Purchase, 2006. Published ReferencesPaul E. Doros, _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_ (Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1977), 101 and 108 #149. ISBN: 978-0940744134 Similar example of color Alastair Duncan, _Tiffany at Auction_ (New York: Rizzoli International, 1981), 21 #32 ISBN: 978-0847803798 Similar example of pattern Hugh F. McKean, _The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany_ (New York: Doubleday & Co., 1980) #154 and #155 ISBN: 978-0764315473
