Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York / Louis Comfort Tiffany
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1986.146.5
- Title
- Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Medium and Support
- silver, gilt bronze and opalescent favrile glass
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1891
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- New York (state)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- New York (state)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Arts & Crafts; Art Nouveau
- Dimensions
- 76.2 cm (30 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- light fixture
- Physical Description
- Slivered metal roundel shape with a center opening for a glass globe (suggested). Along the outer perimeter of the roundel are opalescant convex glass shapes evocative of peacock tail feathers.
- Subject Matter
- It is unknown where in the Havemeyer house this fragment of a light fixture was installed; also unknown was the globe or other treatment at the center of the design.
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- objects we use
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1117 x 975
- File Size
- 136 KB
- Record
- 1986.146.5
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986.146.5/1986.146.5.jpg
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"Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York; Louis Comfort Tiffany." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986.146.5/1986.146.5.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
