Dragonfly table lamp

designed ca. 1900-1906

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Leaded glass, bronze

Overall (height, diameter): 31 1/2 × 22 in. (80 × 55.9 cm)

Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsors: Abby Joseph Cohen and David Cohen

N84.110.1

This dragonfly shade, a popular model, was priced at $175 in Tiffany's 1906 price list. Prices ranged from $3 for small candleshades to $400 for large and intricate lamps. Considering that the average hourly wage in 1906 was only 17 1/2 cents, these lamps were an unattainable luxury for many.

DescriptionLeaded glass and bronze Dragonfly table lamp shade on jeweled base; 22-inch diameter shade depicting dragonflies with outspread filigree wings and heads projecting below lower border of shade; design repeated nine times; background glass purple near aperture progressing to orange near border; glass "jewels" are green and blue-green; bodies of insects are of green-rippled glass, wings are blue undulating glass and eyes blue jewels. Adjustable base with 33 iridescent balls around circular platform and 8 balls below adjusting knob. Shown with Library standard table lamp base (N84.110.2) with Favrile glass balls, and with cap (N84.110.3).

Markingsstamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507-29"

ClassificationsTIFFANY

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