Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32)
Corona, New York
Lily Lamp
INV-1527
Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32)
Corona, New York1902–17
Arts and Crafts MovementAmerican Arts and Crafts Movementlamp (lighting device)furniture accessory
Date
1902–17
Medium
Favrile glass and bronze
Dimensions
53.3 × 23.5 × 24.1 cm (21 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Arrowsmith
In the 1890s, Louis Comfort Tiffany combined his Favrile glass with the relatively new technology of electricity to produce his first lamp, the form for which he would become most famous. The lily lamp won a grand prize at the International Exposition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin, Italy, in 1902. Although the original version of the lamp had 18 lights, the firm went on to manufacture smaller versions with 7, 10, and 12 bulbs. Combining Tiffany’s iridescent Favrile glass with masterfully naturalistic work in metal, this design became one of the firm’s most popular. Its sinuous asymmetry demonstrated Tiffany’s strong ties to Art Nouveau.
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