Decorative objects · Catalog HV6GX3E1

Turtleback Reading Lamp

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902) · c. 1895–1902

Louis Comfort Tiffany called the large pieces of cast glass with irregular shapes "turtleback," because they resemble the craggy shapes of a turtle's shell.

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Decorative objects · Catalog HV6GX3E1

Turtleback Reading Lamp

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902) · c. 1895–1902

Louis Comfort Tiffany called the large pieces of cast glass with irregular shapes "turtleback," because they resemble the craggy shapes of a turtle's shell.

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CC0

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Verification notes: The museum's official API record 172939 marks share_license_status as CC0 and supplies the matching web image. The exact object page, accession number 2018.287, API evidence, and institutional Open Access policy are retained. CC0 addresses copyright; the batch still receives general-audience and other-rights review.
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