'Pond Lily' Lamp

Artist Tiffany Studios, New York

Dateca. 1902-1929

MediumPatinated bronze, iridescent "Favrile" glass (shades), organic plastic (possibly Bakelite? switch

DimensionsOverall: 20 3/4 x 15 x 15 in. (52.7 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)

ClassificationsMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert and Jane Lewit in memory of Jane's grandfather Judge Joseph M. Levine

Object number2010.16

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Decorative Arts

Signedsee Marks

Inscribed"10912" scratched on the underside of the base, below the stamped mark.

MarkingsStamped on the underside "TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/382" "THE HART & HEGEMAN MFG, CO" cast in the mold for the switch. The bulb sockets are stamped "H&H U.S. A. / 75 w 125 v / UL (the latter in a circle, the mark for Underwriters Laboratory)

DescriptionCast bronze base in the form of overlapping waterlily leaves and buds, which give the lamp it's name. The base has some green patination on the edges and in deeper areas of the casting and is very vivid on the underside. From the center of the base twelve hollow stems of different lengths extend upward then arch back down with each terminating in an iridescent "Favrile" glass shade. The trumpet shape of the shades is more closely related to what have been termed 'field lilies' (day lilies? Easter lilies?) or to morning glories or squash blossoms.

The base is stamped with model number 382 which is the new numerical designation given this lamp model in about 1903. The twelve-light lily lamp had been in production since 1899, but with a different model number.Exhibition History"What's New? Recent Acquisitions 2008-2010", Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, March 3 - May 29, 2011.Provenanceby 1929, New York., Tiffany Studios
New York, Judge Joseph M. Levine
by inheritance, Brandt Lake, New York, Dr. Robert and Jane Lewitt
2010, Glens Falls, The Hyde Collection