Collection Highlights

Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print

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Daffodil and Narcissus table lamp

Object Number: 
N84.97.1
Artist/Maker:
Tiffany Studios
Date: 
c. 1910-1913
Medium: 
Glass, bronze
Dimensions: 
Overall (height, diameter): 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm)
Marks: 
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: \"TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1917\"
Description: 

Leaded glass and bronze "Daffodil and Narcissus" table lampshade; 20" diameter globe-shaped shade depicting 48 jonquil flowers in a 3" band and yellow daffodils in two staggered rows above, all in four design repeats; jonquils have milk-white petals with orange flower centers, with some green stalks and foliage; daffodils are yellow mottled with dark orange with a background of green and blue-green textured glass. Shown on bronze "Crutch Oval" table lamp base with inset jewels (N84.97.2).

Gallery Label: 

Tiffany shades usually depict one variety of flower. Here, two related flowers, jonquils and daffodils, are portrayed in a stylized fashion.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsor: Louise Mirrer in honor of Mildred Mirrer
Place Made: 
New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group