id: 93165 accession number: 2018.277 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.277 updated: 2023-03-03 07:00:59.099000 Spider and Web Table Lamp, c. 1902–20. Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Leaded glass, bronze; diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); overall: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.277 title: Spider and Web Table Lamp title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1902–20 creation date earliest: 1902 creation date latest: 1920 current location: creditline: Bequest of Charles Maurer copyright: --- culture: America, New York, early 20th Century technique: Leaded glass, 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: Diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); Overall: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Shade impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1424 translation: remark: inscription: Base impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/337/ 2844 [scratched] translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique opening date: 2008-10-19T04:00:00 Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009). title: Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany opening date: 2019-10-20T04:00:00 Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. 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 base of this lamp resembles an upturned mushroom. digital description: The dawn of the 20th century spurred fresh approaches to design. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s great contribution to this new art movement, termed the Art Nouveau, was not only the shimmering iridescence of his Favrile glass but also the naturalistic compositions of his lamps and windows, which brought him commercial and critical success in both Europe and America. Symbolic themes, such as the lurking spider in his web of this lamp, were a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau design. wall description: The dawn of the 20th century spurred fresh approaches to design. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s great contribution to this new art movement, termed the Art Nouveau, was not only the shimmering iridescence of his Favrile glass but also the naturalistic compositions of his lamps and windows, which brought him commercial and critical success in both Europe and America. Symbolic themes, such as the lurking spider in his web of this lamp, were a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau design. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. page number: Reproduced: Pg. 306; Discussed: Pg. 304; Mentioned: Pg. 340 (Cat. No. 299) url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.277/2018.277_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.277/2018.277_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.277/2018.277_full.tif