Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Dragonfly Lamp Shield
1891-1899
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- Designer: Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Manufacturer: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
Dragonfly Lamp Shield
1891-1899
Physical Qualities
Stained glass, leading, brass, Dragonfly Lamp Shield: 6 1/8 x 10 x 1/4 in. (15.6 x 25.4 x 0.6 cm) Chain: 9 3/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. (24.8 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rhoda Oakley, Baltimore
Object Number
1990.70
After producing glass at a number of New York venues, Louis Comfort Tiffany finally founded his own glassmaking firm in 1892. His factory, called Tiffany Furnaces, was located in Corona, Queens, New York. It was managed by Arthur J. Nash, a skilled glassworker who had emigrated from England. Shields such as this one could be hung from one of Tiffany’s large glass shades, further cutting and coloring the light while adding a whimsical naturalistic touch. Dragonflies were a popular Art Nouveau motif.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1990; from Rhoda Oakley, Baltimore; by bequest from her father, John J. Sparter, 1968; by purchase from Lillian Nassau, New York
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Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
1891–1899
Corona, New York, 1892-1900
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