Empire Table Lamp (c. 1902–10): Art, History and Details

Empire Table Lamp (c. 1902–10) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Empire Table Lamp
• Date: c. 1902–10
• Creator attribution: Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Lamp
• Technique: Leaded glass, gilt bronze
• Dimensions: Overall: 66 x 56.5 cm (26 x 22 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2018.264

A detail from the museum

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

Collection credit

Bequest of Charles Maurer

View the collection record

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