The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Table lamp with a colorful, peony flower patterned glass lampshade over a bronze body shaped like a bamboo stem. The lamp shade, a shallow dome rising subtly to a point over the lamp, is patterned with pink peony flowers over a blue and green background. Winding, dark lines connect the various pieces of glass together, light from the bulb within highlighting the glass's striated shades. Two bands of rectangular, red glass pieces circle the edge.

Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base

c. 1905–10
designer

probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll

(American, 1861–1944)
maker

Tiffany Studios

(America, New York, 1902–1932)
America
Leaded glass, bronze
157.5 cm (62 in.); Shade diameter: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.267
Location: 209 Tiffany

Did You Know?

The shade on this floor lamp can be rotated with the touch of a finger to provide brighter or dimmer light.

Description

Tiffany and his designers brought the garden inside with their floral lamp designs. They also re-created the ever-changing qualities of natural light using the light and dark tonal effects of the glass when illuminated with electric lamps. This night and day version of the Peony shade could be rotated during the day to increase or decrease the amount of light it cast—intense reds for a darker glow at night, lighter pinks during the day.
  • ?-2018
    Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 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=Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base|url=false|author=Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1905–10|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.267