Reading Lamp with Favrile Glass Shade for "Bookmark" Pattern Desk Set
Datedesigned c. 1904
Artist
Tiffany Studios
(American company, 1878–1933)
MediumBronze, other materials
Dimensionsoverall: 18 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 8 in. (47.6 × 24.8 × 20.3 cm)
base: 18 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (47.6 × 24.8 × 16.5 cm)
shade: 5 × 8 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
base: 18 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (47.6 × 24.8 × 16.5 cm)
shade: 5 × 8 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. James Calhoun in memory of Mrs. James Calhoun, 1972
Object number1972-14.13
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextElectric lamps were among the most expensive elements in the Tiffany desk sets. The Bookmark desk lamp was advertised in 1920 for $45, and the favrile glass shade was an additional $11.50.
