id: 296865 accession number: 2018.265 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.265 updated: 2023-03-22 03:05:14.522000 Bamboo Table Lamp, c. 1902–10. Possibly by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Leaded glass, bronze; overall: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.); shade diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.265 title: Bamboo Table 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: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.); Shade diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Shade impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1443-14 translation: remark: inscription: Base impressed: TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/480 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: Although many of Louis Comfort Tiffany's lamp shades were interchangeable with different bases, this bamboo shade was made to match its bamboo style base. digital description: Louis Comfort Tiffany was among those who championed lush, sometimes wild-looking displays of varied species in the garden at his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. He 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 and leafy patterns for lamps and mosaics that became among the most sought after and commercially successful of Tiffany’s production. wall description: Louis Comfort Tiffany was among those who championed lush, sometimes wild-looking displays of varied species in the garden at his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. He 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 and leafy patterns for lamps and mosaics that became among the most sought after and commercially successful of Tiffany’s production. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Harrison, Stephen. “Acquisitions 2018: Decorative Art and Design.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 10-12. page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 11. url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.265/2018.265_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.265/2018.265_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.265/2018.265_full.tif