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Tiffany lamp facts for kids

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"Venetian" desk lamp c.1910-1920
Table lamp c.1900-1906

A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp with a glass shade. They are made with glass designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his design studio, Tiffany & Co.. The most famous was the stained leaded glass lamp. Tiffany lamps are considered part of the Art Nouveau movement.

Due to Tiffany's dominant influence on the style, the term 'Tiffany lamp' or 'Tiffany style lamp' often refers to stained leaded glass lamps. Even those not made by Louis Comfort Tiffany's company.

Gallery

  • Wiki-Tiffany-daffodil-low-

    A Louis Comfort Tiffany & Co. Daffodil leaded glass table lamp (shade shown), designed by Tiffany's head designer, Clara Driscoll.

  • Tiffany dragonfly lamp with pigeon sculptures

    Typical Tiffany copper-foil lamp with dragonfly design, with two pigeon sculptures

  • Carnegie Museum of Art - Tiffany's lamp

    able lamp, c. 1899-1902, Tiffany Studios, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company

Images for kids

  • VMFA Tiffany Lamps

    Collection of Tiffany Lamps from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

  • Tiffany lamp 1905 de Young

    Tiffany Lamp. Circa 1905, de Young Museum

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lámpara Tiffany para niños

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