Artist/Maker
Tiffany Studios
(1902 – 1932)
Double student lamp with spiral wire decoration
designed ca. 1900-1906
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Bronze, glass
Overall (height, width, depth): 29 × 28 × 10 1/4 in. (73.7 × 71.1 × 26 cm)
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
N84.9.1ab
Tiffany Studios produced an extensive line of student lamps, which provided efficient and convenient lighting for desk surfaces. The lights, fueled by kerosene in the central canister, can be adjusted to the appropriate height by sliding the arms along the frame. Tiffany Studios' 1906 price list includes thirty models of single and double arm student lamps at prices ranging from $10 to $150.
DescriptionTwo green, domed Favrile glass student lampshades; supported on double-arm bronze base, on either side of a central bronze kerosene font with twisted wire decoration (N84.9.2).Markingsetched inside shades: "L.C.T."
burners stamped: "Manhattan Brass Co. Pat'd May 23 '78"
ClassificationsTIFFANY
Collections
- Tiffany Glass: The Dr. Egon Neustadt Collection
