Turtleback Reading Lamp
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Turtleback Reading Lamp

TitleTurtleback Reading Lamp
ArtistTiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902)
Datec. 1895–1902 19th century
MediumFavrile glass, bronze
ClassificationLamp
OriginAmerica, New York America
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineTurtleback Reading Lamp, c. 1895–1902. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass, bronze; overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.); diameter of top: 35.6 x 21.6 cm (14 x 8 1/2 in.); diameter of base: 35.6 x 15.2 cm (14 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.287
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“Turtleback Reading Lamp” is a work by Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902), dated c. 1895–1902. It is executed in favrile glass, bronze and classified as lamp. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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