Indian Basket Lamp
Medium
Leaded glass, gilt bronze
Dimensions
h. 43.5 cm · diam. 31.6 cm
Classification
Lamp
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Charles Maurer
Accession Number
2018.276
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
An admirer of Native American art, Louis Comfort Tiffany amassed a personal collection of textiles, baskets, and pottery, from which he and his designers drew inspiration. He was particularly interested in the way basket weavers formed their patterns using geometric grids, a look he re-created in designs for lamps, such as the Indian Basket lamp.