id:			296864
accession number:	2018.264
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.264
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:14.516000

Empire Table Lamp, c. 1902–10. Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Leaded glass, gilt bronze; overall: 66 x 56.5 cm (26 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.264

title:				Empire Table Lamp
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1902–10
creation date earliest:		1902
creation date latest:		1910
current location:		
creditline:			Bequest of Charles Maurer
copyright:			

---

culture:	America, New York, early 20th Century
technique:	Leaded glass, gilt bronze
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Lamp
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

* Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932)  - maker
American jewelry and glass manufactory, 1902-1932
---

measurements: Overall: 66 x 56.5 cm (26 x 22 1/4 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany
	opening date:   2019-10-20T04:00:00
	<i>Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

---

PROVENANCE

	Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2018
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

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

digital 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 <em>Empire</em> pattern, with its abstracted neoclassical swags and medallions, that fit easily within traditional decor.

wall 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 <em>Empire</em> pattern, with its abstracted neoclassical swags and medallions, that fit easily within traditional decor.
---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.264/2018.264_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.264/2018.264_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.264/2018.264_full.tif