Tiffany Studios, New York, Early 20th Century
Electric Lamp With Holden Dragonfly Shade And
Twisted-Stem Water Lily Standard
Colored glass assembled with copper foil; cast bronze base
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

The bronze base of this table lamp has a green patina and is in the "Twisted Vine" design. The platform is ribbed and these ribs spiral up the stem. Four curved bronze tubes with light sockets are attached to the bulbous top of the stem. The shade support is screwed into the stem. The finial has a diamond-shaped framework and a conical top.

Three geometric bands (two of blue streaked with chartreuse and one of violet streaked with mauve and amber) circle the top aperture of the shade. The background is formed of translucent blue glass and transparent blue "jewels." Eight dragonflies circle the shade and create the irregular border. The bodies and heads are blue with striations of violet and yellow, the wings are blue with green streaks and the eyes are green "jewels". Bronze filigree with a green patina covers each wing.

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