id: 300120 accession number: 2018.261 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.261 updated: "Pony" Wisteria Lamp, c. 1902–10. Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Leaded glass, bronze; overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.); diameter: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.261 title: "Pony" Wisteria Lamp title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1902–10 creation date earliest: 1902 creation date latest: 1910 current location: creditline: Bequest of Charles Maurer copyright: --- culture: America, New York, 20th century technique: leaded glass, bronze department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Lamp find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944) - designer Cleveland Institute of Art alumni. * Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932) - maker American jewelry and glass manufactory, 1902-1932 --- measurements: Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Diameter: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Base impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/7002 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany opening date: 2019-10-20T04:00:00 Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–2018 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2018– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: This small version of the Wisteria Lamp was called a "pony" by Tiffany and his artisans. digital description: The dawn of the 20th century spurred fresh approaches to design. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s great contribution to this new art movement, termed the Art Nouveau, was not only the shimmering iridescence of his Favrile glass but also the naturalistic compositions of his lamps and windows, which brought him commercial and critical success in both Europe and America. The artistic blend of sculpture and function in the Wisteria lamp, in which the base rises up to form the branches of the vine, became a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau production. This lamp, designed by Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany's chief lamp designer, won a grand prize for Tiffany Studios at the 1902 international exposition in Turin, Italy. wall description: The dawn of the 20th century spurred fresh approaches to design. Louis Comfort Tiffany’s great contribution to this new art movement, termed the Art Nouveau, was not only the shimmering iridescence of his Favrile glass but also the naturalistic compositions of his lamps and windows, which brought him commercial and critical success in both Europe and America. The artistic blend of sculpture and function in the Wisteria lamp, in which the base rises up to form the branches of the vine, became a hallmark of Tiffany's Art Nouveau production. This lamp, designed by Clara Wolcott Driscoll, Tiffany's chief lamp designer, won a grand prize for Tiffany Studios at the 1902 international exposition in Turin, Italy. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Harrison, Stephen. "Tiffany in Bloom: A bouquet of splendid stained glass lamps.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 6 (November/December 2019): 8-9 page number: Reproduced: P. 8, 9; Mentioned: P. 8. url: “Exhibitions--Extended Dates: Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 60, no. 3 (Summer 2020): 4-5. page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 4. url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.261/2018.261_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.261/2018.261_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.261/2018.261_full.tif