Daffodil Library Lamp

Made in New York, sometime around 1905

Assembled Height 25 in.; Diameter 20 in.

ORIGINAL COLLECTION

Tiffany’s artisans used live flowers to guide their lampshade designs and glass selection. Here, they chose yellow spotted glass for the center of each daffodil to give the illusion of the flower’s dramatic three-dimensional ‘trumpet.’ Green spotted glass was chosen to suggest dappled sunlight on the long, straight stems and leaves.

Shade-
Created by Tiffany Studios, New York (1902-1932) under the artistic direction of Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933)
Made in New York, sometime around 1905
Glass, cut and assembled with copper foil and solder
Height 8.5 in.; Diameter 20 in.
"Leaded Shades [No.] 1497, 20" Daffodil, cone" (as described in: Price List, October 1, 1913, TIffany Studios, New York)
Marked "TIFFANY STUDIOS"; "NEW YORK"; "1497"; incised "3408"
N.86.C.12a

Base-
Created by Tiffany Studios, New York (1902-1932) under the artistic direction of Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933)
Made in New York, sometime around 1905
Bronze, cast and patinated; electrical fillings
Height 25 in.; Diameter 9 in.
"Electric lamps. [No.] 357. Library, standard, cushion base, leaf design" (as described in: Price List, October 1, 1906, TIffany Studios, New York)
Marked "TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 357" 
N.86.C.12b; N.86.C.12c

Photo: David Schlegel