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Mushroom Night Lamp

c. 1896–1902
maker

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company

(America, New York, 1892–1902)
retailer

Tiffany Studios

(United States, New York, 1902–32)
Culture
America, New York
Medium
Favrile glass
Measurements
Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.); Diameter of base: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.288
Public Domain
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Mushrooms were a popular Art Nouveau motif used throughout Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic production.

Description

This small night lamp is made almost entirely of Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature Favrile glass. In the 1880s when Tiffany began collaborating with glass artists on new types of production, his aesthetic ambitions were realized in the development of Favrile glass, deliberately named to sound French, expensive, and “handmade.” Largely through Tiffany's marketing ability, Favrile glass became America’s greatest contribution to the Art Nouveau style. His works were exhibited at international expositions; galleries in major European cities, where his creations were bought by many museums; and in his store in Manhattan, known as the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., later Tiffany Studios. From the outset, Tiffany used Favrile glass in mosaic panels, stained glass windows, and his artistic line of table and floor lamps.
A table lamp features a mushroom-shaped Favrile glass lampshade over a body comprising a slender, pale green stem. The domed cap has vertical ridges emitting an orange-yellow glow, while a dark metal band joins it to the stem. The base flares into a bulbous form decorated with swirling amber and brown patterns. Light from the bulb within highlights the glass's translucent, striated shades, and the entire piece rests on a thin, dark plate.

Mushroom Night Lamp

c. 1896–1902

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, Tiffany Studios

(America, New York, 1892–1902), (United States, New York, 1902–32)
America, New York

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