Peony hanging shade

designed ca. 1900-1904

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

Glass, bronze

Overall (shade height, diameter): 12 × 29 in. (30.5 × 73.7 cm)

Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsors: Family, friends, and colleagues of Margaret K. Hofer, who shines “A New Light on Tiffany”

N84.75.1

The large chunks of glass used to form the flower centers are a rare feature of Tiffany shades.

DescriptionLeaded glass and bronze Peony hanging lamp; 28-inch diameter cone-shaped shade depicting bouquet of flowers using highly textured glass and thick chunks of colored glass for the flower centers; flower colors include red, yellow, white and pink using undulating, rippled, and fibrillated glass; borders of grayish blue glass around aperture and lower rim; metal beading at top and bottom of shade.

ClassificationsTIFFANY

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