Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Daffodil table lamp
Object Number:
N84.81.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 21 1/2 × 16 in. (54.6 × 40.6 cm)
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Daffodil" table lampshade; 16" diameter globe-shaped shade depicting yellow daffodils in three repeats; flowers rendered in orange-yellow, stems light green striated with yellow, segmented leaves dark green; background glass in lower part of shade green with yellow mottling, lightening to white in upper portion of shade. Shown on "Mud Turtle" bronze base (N84.81.2), with cap (N84.69.3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
