Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Snowball hanging shade
Object Number:
N84.72.1
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Medium:
Glass, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall (shade height, diameter): 12 × 28 in. (30.5 × 71.1 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK"
Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Snowball" hanging lampshade; 28" diameter cone-shaped shade depicting hydrangea or "snowball" blossoms; shade consists of many large "snowballs" rendered in primarily white, with blue, green, or pink tints; leaves are rendered in rippled green glass streaked with yellow; background is gray-green streaked with blue; metal beading at top and bottom edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
