Stalactite for Electric Light Mounted in Bronze Stand
Manufacturer
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
(American, 1892 - 1902)
CultureAmerican
Date1927
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
InscribedLamp shade marked: "L.C.T. Favrile 716V" and separated "o713" marked around inside rim. Metal holder stamped on bottom: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6225
Not on view
DescriptionLamp shade and metal holder. LAMP SHADE: Pear shaped with a short neck and a flaring rim. Might be for a hanging lamp. Opalescent with faint green tint almost around middle where a wide band of bright blue and pale green swirl decorates the vase. METAL HOLDER: Four vertical prongs with leaf form tops for flaring stepped foot decorated with a stylized blossom band.Label TextTiffany Glass and Decorating Company Corona, New York Stalactite for Electric Light Mounted in Bronze Stand, glass probably before 1900 and bronze probably after 1902 Blown glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6225 a & b Approved By: ERLPublished ReferencesGrover, ART GLASS NOUVEAU, pg. 93, no. 165, stand similar. Chrysler Museum TIFFANY CATALOGUE, #167.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Mt. Washington Glass Co.