The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Woodbine Table Lamp

Woodbine Table Lamp

c. 1900
designer

probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll

(American, 1861–1944)
(America, New York, 1892–1902)
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
America, New York
Leaded glass, bronze
height: 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in.); Shade diameter: 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.283
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This shade features confetti glass, a technique in which colored shards are dropped into the molten mixture to resemble trapped pieces of paper or confetti.

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
  • Bifano, Wayne Thomas, and Timothy Lachina. The Wade Chapel: A Story of Art, Spirit, and Family. Cleveland, Ohio: Lake View Cemetery Association, 2019. Reproduced: P. 95
  • 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=Woodbine Table Lamp|url=false|author=Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1900|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.283