Electric Table Lamp, 1903-1920
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Artifact Overview
When designer Clara Driscoll created this daffodil patterned lamp for Louis Comfort Tiffany she did not realize that it was the first of a series of floral electric lamps shades, which included Wisteria, Poppy and Laburnum. Driscoll was the leader of a group of female designers known as "The Tiffany Girls", all unmarried women who designed and fabricated decorative domestic wares from desk sets to jewelry.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Table lamp
Date Made
1903-1920
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Design attributed to Clara Driscoll, manufactured by Tiffany Studios in New York City, New York.
Location
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
61.150.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William H. McClure.
Material
Glass (Material)
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 25 in (shade with base)
Diameter: 20.5 in (shade)
Diameter: 10 in (base footprint)
Weight: 28 lbs
Inscriptions
on shade:
TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK
on base:
TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / D. 803
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