Collection Highlights

Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany

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Wisteria table lamp

Object Number: 
N84.130.1
Artist/Maker:
Tiffany Studios
Designer:
Clara Driscoll
Date: 
ca. 1901
Medium: 
Glass, bronze
Dimensions: 
Overall (height, diameter): 27 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (69.9 × 47 cm)
Marks: 
stamped: on sleeve attached to underside of crown: "7806"stamped: on underside of base: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 7806"
Description: 

Leaded glass and bronze "Wisteria" table lampshade; 18" diameter shade with crown of bronze branches and irregular lower border, depicting wisteria blossoms in five repeats; flower clusters of mottled and striated bluish and whitish glass; striated yellow foliage, fractured glass with single and double layers of green, pink and orange flakes used for background. Shown with bronze tree base (N84.130.2).

Gallery Label: 

The Wisteria lamp was one of Tiffany Studios' most popular models. These two lamps (see also N84.132) show dramatically different interpretations. One shade has a refined selection of purple and pale blue flowers (N84.130), while the other displays bold contrasts of blue and white clusters. When the demand for this shade exceeded the work capacity of the Tiffany Girls, Clara Driscoll was forced to turn over some orders to the Men's Department at the Corona factory. She made color studies to aid the men in selecting the glass. See also N84.127 for more information on the Wisteria lamp.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group