The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Empire Table Lamp

Empire Table Lamp

c. 1902–10
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
Overall: 66 x 56.5 cm (26 x 22 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The row of little green glass tiles at the bottom edge of this shade is meant to resemble a row of silk fringe.

Description

Although Tiffany often wrote of his disdain for romanticizing the past, he recognized that many of his customers favored historical styles. He kept his showrooms well stocked with colonial revival furniture and lamps, such as the Napoleon-inspired Empire pattern, with its abstracted neoclassical swags and medallions, that fit easily within traditional decor.
  • ?-2018
    Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Empire Table Lamp|url=false|author=Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.264