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"Pony" Wisteria Lamp

c. 1902–10
designer

Clara Wolcott Driscoll

(American, 1861–1944)
maker

Tiffany Studios

(United States, New York, 1902–32)
Culture
America, New York
Medium
leaded glass, bronze
Measurements
Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Diameter: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.261
Public Domain
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This small version of the Wisteria Lamp was called a "pony" by Tiffany and his artisans.

Description

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. The artistic blend of sculpture and function in the Wisteria lamp, in which the base rises up to form the branches of the vine, became a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau production. This lamp, designed by Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany's chief lamp designer, won a grand prize for Tiffany Studios at the 1902 international exposition in Turin, Italy.
A lamp with a spherical base extends up into a vine branch body, with a cylindrical lampshade mimicking hanging wisteria made from purple-blue fragments of glass. The lampshade's lower edge undulates as wisteria petal clusters hang down, made from fragments of glass fused together with metal. At the top, green grass fragments mingle with the purple-blue. Light cascades out from within, glass fragments occasionally glowing gold as they catch the light.

"Pony" Wisteria Lamp

c. 1902–10

Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios

(American, 1861–1944), (United States, New York, 1902–32)
America, New York

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