Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1075 Polonais
Object Number:
INV.8495
Date:
1865-1900
Medium:
Earthenware, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 6 x 1 1/8 in. ( 4.1 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
carved: in low relief on stem: "*1075*"
impressed: in stem: "Gambier/a Paris/FRANCE"
typed: paper label affixed to inside of pipe: "1946/Fr"
Description:
White ceramic pipe with bowl molded to look like head of mustached man wearing hat; eyes and eyebrows painted with black enamel, collar painted with yellow and white enamel, and stem decorated with pink and green enamel; straight tapering stem.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
