Cleveland Museum of Art

Indian Basket Lamp

Tiffany Studios

Date

c. 1902–10

Medium

Leaded glass, gilt bronze

Culture

America, New York

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. This lamp features dichroic glass, which appears green in reflected light but glows amber when illuminated.

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