The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 19, 2024

Oriental Poppy Table Lamp

Oriental Poppy Table Lamp

c. 1902–10
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
Overall: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.); Diameter: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Louis Comfort Tiffany sold many shades in standardized sizes and shapes so that they could be interchangeable, such as this combination of a poppy shade on an iris base.

Description

In the 1870s a renewed emphasis on natural landscapes ushered in a generation of cottage gardeners who delighted in planting perennials in large quantities. Louis Comfort Tiffany was among those who championed the lush, sometimes wild-looking displays of varied floral species in the garden at his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. Tiffany encouraged his designers to take inspiration from his garden by shipping fresh cuttings almost weekly to his studios. Ohio native Clara Wolcott Driscoll and her team of female designers created floral patterns for lamps and mosaics based on the colorful blooms of spring that became among the most sought after and commercially successful of Tiffany’s production.
  • ?-2018
    Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. Reproduced: Pg. 307; Discussed: Pg. 304; Mentioned: Pg. 340 (Cat. No. 291)
  • Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Oriental Poppy Table Lamp|url=false|author=Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=19 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.262