The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Bamboo Table Lamp

Bamboo Table Lamp

c. 1902–10
designer

possibly by Clara Wolcott Driscoll

(American, 1861–1944)
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
America, New York
Leaded glass, bronze
Overall: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.); Shade diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.265
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Although many of Louis Comfort Tiffany's lamp shades were interchangeable with different bases, this bamboo shade was made to match its bamboo style base.

Description

Louis Comfort Tiffany was among those who championed lush, sometimes wild-looking displays of varied species in the garden at his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. He 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 and leafy patterns for lamps and mosaics 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, Cleveland, OH
  • Harrison, Stephen. “Acquisitions 2018: Decorative Art and Design.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 10-12. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 11.
    "King Louis". Antique Collecting 58, no. 7 (December/January 2023-24): 36-40. Reproduced: p. 38
  • 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=Bamboo Table Lamp|url=false|author=Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.265