The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Pansy Border Table Lamp

c. 1902–10
designer

probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll

(American, 1861–1944)
maker

Tiffany Studios

(America, New York, 1902–1932)
America, New York
Leaded glass, blown glass, bronze
Overall: 40.6 cm (16 in.); Diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.266
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This lamp features a rare base in which green glass is blown into a bronze cage—a very difficult technique since glass and bronze cool at different temperatures risking a complete shatter if not executed correctly.

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. He encouraged his designers to take inspiration from his garden by shipping fresh cuttings almost weekly to his studios. Ohio native Clara Wolcott Driscoll created patterns 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, Cleveland, OH
  • "King Louis". Antique Collecting 58, no. 7 (December/January 2023-24): 36-40.
  • Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-October 4, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Pansy Border Table Lamp|url=false|author=Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1902–10|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.266