Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Poppy table lamp
Object Number:
N84.56.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (height, diameter): 27 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (69.9 × 51.4 cm)
Marks:
stamped on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1531"
stamped on underside of base: "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 443"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Poppy" table lampshade; 20" diameter cone-shaped shade with poppy blossoms rendered in mottled orange, buds in greenish-red, and leaves in light and dark green; veining of leaves depicted with metal filigree applied to back of shade, and seed pods depicted with metal filigree on surface; orange background glass. Shown on bronze Water Lily table lamp base with flat circular platform (N84.56.2), with cap (N84.56.3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
