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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Indian Basket Lamp

Indian Basket Lamp

c. 1902–10
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
America, New York
Leaded glass, gilt bronze
Diameter: 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in.); Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.276
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This lamp features dichroic glass, which appears green in reflected light but glows amber when illuminated.

Description

An admirer of Native American art, Louis Comfort Tiffany amassed a personal collection of textiles, baskets, and pottery, from which he and his designers drew inspiration. He was particularly interested in the way basket weavers formed their patterns using geometric grids, a look he re-created in designs for lamps, such as the Indian Basket lamp.
  • ?–2018
    Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. Reproduced & Discussed: Pg. 291; Mentioned: Pg. 340 (Cat. No. 278)
    "King Louis". Antique Collecting 58, no. 7 (December/January 2023-24): 36-40. Reproduced: p. 39
  • Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020).
    Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009).
  • {{cite web|title=Indian Basket Lamp |url=false|author=Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.276