Dragonfly table lamp

designed ca. 1900-1906

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

Leaded glass, bronze

Overall (height, diameter): 28 1/2 × 22 in. (72.4 × 55.9 cm)

Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt

N84.113.1

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 lampshade; 22-inch diameter shade depicting dragonflies with outspread filigree wings and heads projecting below lower border of shade; design repeated nine times; background glass mottled yellow and blue near aperture progressing to blue near border; glass "jewels" blue; dragonfly eyes green, wings blue-yellow, and bodies orange-yellow. Shown on adjustable bronze Standard base (N84.113.2) with 33 iridescent glass balls around circular platform, and with cap (N84.113.3).

MarkingsStamped on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507"

ClassificationsTIFFANY

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