The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Nautilus Reading Lamp
c. 1899–1902
(America, New York, 1892–1902)
Overall: 34.5 x 21.3 x 13.4 cm (13 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Virginia Hubbell 1997.298
Location: 209 Tiffany
Did You Know?
A lamp of this design was first featured in Siegfried Bing's 1899 display of Louis Comfort Tiffany's designs at the Grafton Galleries in London then in Tiffany's own stand at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle.Description
Benjamin Hubbell, the architect of the Cleveland Museum of Art, acquired this vase from Louis Comfort Tiffany, with whom he collaborated on various projects. The shape of the nautilus shell provides the perfect space to conceal a light bulb, the newest form of technology at the time. As a result, this lamp was a critical success and sold both in this original form and with the later alteration of a bronze mermaid for the stand and an actual nautilus shell for the shade.- ?-1997Virginia Hubbell [1901-1997], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1997-The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Johnson, Marilynn. Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages. London, UK: Scala, 2005. Reproduced: Pg. 120 (Cat. No. 21); Discussed: Pg. 120
- Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (October 13, 2005-January 4, 2006); The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (February 2-April 30, 2006); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (May 30-September 3, 2006); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (October 14, 2006-January 14, 2007).Seattle Museum of Art (10/13/2005 - 1/4/2006), Toledo Museum of Art (2/2/2006 - 4/30/2006), Dallas Museum of Art (5/30/2006 - 9/3/2006) and Carnegie Museum of Art (10/14/2006 - 1/14/2007): "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artis for the Ages"
- {{cite web|title=Nautilus Reading Lamp|url=false|author=Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company|year=c. 1899–1902|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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