Lamp shade
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7 in. ( 8.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass lamp shade with reddish gold iridescent finish; circular opening at top with flaring rim; flared body with 8 tooled ruffles. Fits over burner unit of kerosene lamp.
Object Number:
INV.2182c
Marks:
engraved: on inside of rim: "L.C.T."
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Twilight
Classification:
Date:
1894-1910
Medium:
Metal, Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Metal burner unit for kerosene lamp attached to opaque white cylindrical glass font decorated with applied green glass with leaf formations; burner unit has two arms holding a metal ring to support the glass shade; a wick holder with adjustment knob, and a pierced gallery around the wick holder. Glass font has metal fitting at bottom which slides into lamp base.
Object Number:
INV.2182b
Marks:
stamped: on burner unit arms: "PAT MAY 22 1894"
stamped: on burner unit shade support: "THE TWILIGHT"
in relief: on wick adjustment knob: "TIFFANY"
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. (An identical example of this lamp, 1942.244a-d, is marked by P & A Manufacturing Co. on the burner unit.) Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
25313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lamp base
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 13.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass lamp base with gold iridescent finish in the form of a candlestick; flared socket, tapering, twisted stem flaring to circular base; pontil mark. Socket receives kerosene lighting apparatus.
Object Number:
INV.2182a
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "L.C.T."
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25312
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
Blown Favrile glass plate with gold iridescent finish; blown in mold with ten ribs; ten scallops around edge; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.360
Marks:
engraved: on underside of base: "1277 L.C.T. Favrile"
Gallery Label:
This plate, called an "ice plate" in accession records, is referred to as the "Queen" pattern in a 1905 Tiffany booklet.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25206
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lamp Base
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass lamp base with gold iridescent finish in the form of a candlestick; flared socket, tapering, twisted stem flaring to circular base; pontil mark. Socket receives kerosene lighting apparatus.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1942.244d
Marks:
label: on underside: "LCT FAVRILE GLASS - TIFFANY REGISTERED TRADEMARK"
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25082
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Twilight
Classification:
Date:
1894-1910
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 21.9 x 6 cm )
Description:
Metal burner unit for kerosene lamp attached to opaque white cylindrical glass font decorated with applied green glass with leaf formations; burner unit has two arms holding a metal ring to support the glass shade; a wick holder with adjustment knob, and a pierced gallery around the wick holder. Glass font has metal fitting at bottom which slides into lamp base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1942.244c
Marks:
in relief: on knob: "THE P. & A. MFG CO/ACORN"
stamped: on ring supporting shade: "THE TWILIGHT"
stamped: on arm supporting ring: "PAT MAY 22, 1894"
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
25048
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lamp Shade
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass lamp shade with reddish gold iridescent finish; circular opening at top with flaring rim; flared body with 8 tooled ruffles. Fits over burner unit of kerosene lamp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1942.244a
Marks:
engraved: on rim: "L.C.T."
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25042
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Twilight
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 7 in. ( 43.2 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Patented kerosene boudoir lamp with blown glass twisted stem base and ruffled edge shade; detachable burner unit of metal and opaque white glass with green glass leaf formations; and light amber glass chimney.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1942.244a-d
Gallery Label:
The glass base and shade of this lamp were manufactured by Tiffany Studios, but the burner unit, patented in 1894 and called "The Twilight," was manufactured elsewhere. Tiffany Studios assembled these lamps and sold them in their Madison Avenue showroom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1910-1930
Medium:
Aurene glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 29.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Pale amber blown glass vase with gold iridescent finish; tapered cylindrical body with narrow neck and flaring rim; circular foot; ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M.F. Kiddle
Object Number:
1965.47
Marks:
engraved: on underside: STEUBEN AURENE"
engraved: on underside: "2608"
Gallery Label:
Frederick Carder of the Steuben Glass Works was Tiffany's most talented competitor. In 1904 he began producing Aurene glass, a gold metallic luster glass which closely resembled Tiffany's Favrile glass. In 1913, Tiffany filed a lawsuit claiming infringement, but the suit was dropped because Tiffany's patent was too general.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
24999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1902-1920
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pale amber blown glass decanter and stopper with reddish gold iridescent finish; square body with rounded corners, depressions in the center of each side; long, thin neck tapered at the middle; ground pontil mark. Stopper is miniature inverted version of decanter, with small ball finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Ferris Simmons
Object Number:
1939.372ab
Marks:
engraved: on underside: "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile"
engraved: on underside: "116"
Gallery Label:
"Favrile" was the trademark term, patented in 1894, used for all glassware manufactured at the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, later Tiffany Studios. Tiffany's was the first American glass to gain international fame for aesthetic rather than merely technical reasons. These luxury products also exemplify his flair for combining design, promotion, and new industrial and labor practices to lower
manufacturing costs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
24966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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