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DEACESSIONED February 28, 2013

Floor lamp

Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933)
Made by: Tiffany Studios (1900–1932)
about 1900–30
Object Place: New York, New York, United States

Medium/Technique Favrile glass, bronze, gilded?
Dimensions Overall: 135.9 x 25.4 cm (53 1/2 x 10 in.)
Other (Shade): 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Miss Charlotte Whitney
Accession Number1975.699
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionBronze base (gold speckled color) with five spade-shaped feet. Shade is dome shaped made of yellow-ish favrile glass.
Marks Stamped into bottom of one pad foot: "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 468"
No marks visible on shade.
ProvenanceBequest of Miss Charlotte Whitney, November 12, 1975; February 23, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Doyle's, New York.
(Accession Date: November 12, 1975; Deaccession Date: February 23, 2013)