Lamp

Designed by Louis C. Tiffany American
 Tiffany Studios

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 743

This water-lily table lamp is one of Tiffany's most successfully executed designs for his firm's well-known leaded-glass products. The overall organic character of the lamp is emphasized throughout the piece in its details. The bronze support replicates broad, flat lily pads clustered around a base, out of which rise attenuated climbing stems that disappear into the shade and reemerge in glass at the crown, drawing the eye to the cascading blossoms of the irregular border. A variety of glass was used to great advantage, as seen in the alternation of the pink opalescent stems with those of translucent rippled blue, giving the appearance of a bog where water lilies might be found.

Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American

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Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp, Designed by Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American

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