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Dragonfly Lamp

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Producer

    Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853

    Designer

    Clara Driscoll, American, 1861 - 1933

    Design Director

    Louis Comfort Tiffany, (American, 1848–1933)

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Conical shade of amber and green stained glass with dragonflies around the sides, on gilded base as bunch of tall grass surrounded by lily pads.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Margaret Carnegie Miller

    Date

    1900–10

    Accession Number

    1977-111-1-a/c

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    lighting
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    lamp

    Type

    lamp

    Medium

    Stained glass, lead, brass, gilt bronze

    Dimensions

    H x diam.: 54.5 x 53 cm (21 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

    made in

    New York, NY, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4451c84ba-d3e0-4251-9b14-412eeff05e74

    Record ID

    chndm_1977-111-1-a_c
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