Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dragonfly table lamp
Object Number:
N84.67.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 27 1/2 × 17 in. (69.9 × 43.2 cm)
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Dragonfly" table lampshade; 16" diameter cone-shaped shade with seven dragonflies repeated around circumference of shade; dragonfly bodies are dark green with yellow jewel eyes, wings are brilliant orange-yellow and covered with metal filigree; background glass green near aperture, shading to blue and then gray towards bottom of shade. Shown with bronze table lamp base (N84.67.2) and cap (N84.67.3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
