Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lampshade
Object Number:
N84.3.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Medium:
Favrile glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
Marks:
etched: inside shade lip: "S 4395"
Description:
Globular blown Favrile glass lampshade with flanged aperture; in reflected light, shade is dark green traversed with thin curved lines in spiral pattern; in transmitted light, shade appears golden yellow with orange-brown ridges and iridescence. Shown with Balanced floor lamp base (N84.3.2).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
