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Trumpet Creeper table lamp
Clara Driscolldesigned ca. 1900-1906
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY, United States
Decorators and homeowners concerned about the harshness of the recently invented electric lightbulb appreciated the soft, diffuse light from Tiffany lamps. This lamp contains a second light source within the base that illuminates the circle of eight tiles of iridescent pressed glass, called "turtlebacks" because of their distinctive shape.
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Details
- Title: Trumpet Creeper table lamp
- Creator: Designer: Clara Driscoll, Artist/Maker: Tiffany Studios
- Date Created: designed ca. 1900-1906
- Location Created: New York, New York, United States
- Physical Dimensions: Overall (height, diameter): 28 1/2 x 22 in. (72.4 x 55.9 cm)
- Type: Arifact
- Medium: Leaded glass, bronze
- Object Number: N84.99.1
- Credit Line: New-York Historical Society, Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt; Adopt-a-Lamp sponsor: Louise Mirrer in honor of Pam Schafler, New-York Historical Society Board Chair
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