The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Apple Blossom Table Lamp
c. 1908–15
maker
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.); width of shade: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.284
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Louis Comfort Tiffany's apple orchards at his estate on Long Island likely inspired the design of this lamp.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.- ?–2018Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2018–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=Apple Blossom Table Lamp|url=false|author=Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1908–15|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.284