# Turtleback Reading Lamp

- By: Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902)
- Date: c. 1895–1902
- Medium: Favrile glass, bronze
- Classification: Lamp
- Dimensions: Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.); Diameter of top: 35.6 x 21.6 cm (14 x 8 1/2 in.); Diameter of base: 35.6 x 15.2 cm (14 x 6 in.)
- Culture: America, New York
- Credit line: Bequest of Charles Maurer
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.287)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.287/2018.287_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

By 1900 Louis Comfort Tiffany had expanded his empire by increasing the firm’s production of “fancy goods,” including inkstands, candlesticks, clocks, small boxes, desk sets, tea screens, and other functional objects, such as this small reading lamp for a desk. These smaller, more affordable luxury items were designed with as much thought to artistry as the great stained glass windows and table lamps through which the firm enjoyed unrivaled success.