Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Luce Center
Lampshade
Object Number:
N84.5.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 6 × 12 in. (15.2 × 30.5 cm)
Marks:
etched inside shade lip: "L. C. T. Favrile"
Description:
Half-spherical blown Favrile glass lampshade with tooled feathering; in reflected light, shade appears dark purple, decorated with ten greenish-golden feathers; in transmitted light, background is yellow, feathers gold, and narrow blue stripes appear between feathers; nine etched dragonflies fly around and through the feathers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
