Spider and Web Table Lamp
Medium
Leaded glass, bronze
Dimensions
h. 45 cm · diam. 38.2 cm
Classification
Lamp
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Charles Maurer
Accession Number
2018.277
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
The dawn of the 20th century spurred fresh approaches to design. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s great contribution to this new art movement, termed the Art Nouveau, was not only the shimmering iridescence of his Favrile glass but also the naturalistic compositions of his lamps and windows, which brought him commercial and critical success in both Europe and America. Symbolic themes, such as the lurking spider in his web of this lamp, were a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau design.