The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 30, 2024

Peony Table Lamp

Peony Table Lamp

c. 1905–15
designer
(American, 1861–1944)
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
Overall: 61 cm (24 in.); Diameter of base: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); width of shade: 45.7 cm (18 in.); with shade: 61 cm (24 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The base of this lamp looks like it is made of metal, but it is really just a ceramic base painted to look like bronze.

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, Cleveland, OH
  • 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=Peony Table Lamp|url=false|author=Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1905–15|access-date=30 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.274