A rare and monumental Tiffany Studios hanging shade comprising a series of leaded "Turtle Back" Tiffany Glass Tiles in a golden amber color, which exhibit a rich surface iridescence in reflected light.
Louis Comfort Tiffany displayed a series of hanging shades of the same design with green Turtle Back tiles at Laurelton Hall, his palatial home in Oyster Bay.
Similar examples are in the permanent collections of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, the New-York Historical Society, and the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Diameter: 26 inches (66 cm)