Lamp
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Tiffany Studios (1902–1932); Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861 – 1944). Lamp, ca. 1910. Glass, bronze, and lead, 25 1/2 x 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 x 51.1 cm) Diameter of base: 10 in. (25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.51. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Designer
Title
Lamp
Date
ca. 1910
Geography
Place manufactured: Corona, New York, United States
Medium
Glass, bronze, and lead
Classification
Dimensions
25 1/2 x 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 x 51.1 cm) Diameter of base: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
Impressed on base: "28619 / TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK" and "C.D.T. Co." in monogram form. Impressed on inside edge of rim at bottom of shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1531"
Credit Line
Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
Accession Number
67.120.51
Frequent Art Questions
These lamps look like normal lamps, why are they in the museum?
These are over 100 years old and they were the original lamps designed in this style, right here in New York by Tiffany Studios.They were made all by hand, from individual pieces of glass, and no two were exactly alike. This was a new technique at the time making a lampshade from stained glass.The company was established by the son of the Mr. Tiffany who founded Tiffany & Company (jewelry!).Does this Tiffany lamp have a specific name?
Tiffany Lamps are typically named after the type of flower or vegetation depicted in their shades. This one is decorated with poppies.The lamp designers who worked for Tiffany, such as Clara Driscoll, who designed the pattern of this stained glass shade, looked directly to nature for inspiration, and every Tiffany Lamp includes plants that are identifiable by species!Thanks a bunch. I adore his work.
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