id: 93149 accession number: 2018.281 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.281 updated: 2023-08-23 17:56:15.741000 Peacock Table Lamp, c. 1902. Probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (American, New York, 1902–1932). Leaded glass, bronze; diameter: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); overall: 65 cm (25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.281 title: Peacock Table Lamp title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1902 creation date earliest: 1902 creation date latest: 1907 current location: 001A ArtLens Exhibition creditline: Bequest of Charles Maurer copyright: --- culture: America, New York, early 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: Diameter: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); Overall: 65 cm (25 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique opening date: 2008-10-19T04:00:00 Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009). 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: Originally designed to burn kerosene, this Peacock lamp still retains its original double wick and oil reservoir along with an adapter for electric light bulbs. digital description: The peacock, with its brilliantly colored iridescent plumage, was a favorite motif of Louis Comfort Tiffany, appearing in almost every genre of his artistic production. The Peacock table lamp, created by Tiffany's chief lamp designer Clara Wolcott Driscoll, evokes the wide circular swath of a peacock's preening feathers and attracted critical acclaim to both Driscoll and Tiffany Studios. This particular version retains its original kerosene burning fluid apparatus as well as an electric bulb armature. Although incandescent lamp bulbs had become more widely available in the 1890s, most households, even those of the wealthy, were not yet wired for electricity. Tiffany originally designed his lamps with an oil-burning apparatus, consisting of a reservoir and a double wick and chimney, as well as an electric attachment. He cleverly predicted, though, that electric households would eventually become commonplace, so he soon moved to all-electric designs, greatly increasing the illumination and appeal of his lamps. wall description: The peacock, with its brilliantly colored iridescent plumage, was a favorite motif of Louis Comfort Tiffany, appearing in almost every genre of his artistic production. The Peacock table lamp, created by Tiffany's chief lamp designer Clara Wolcott Driscoll, evokes the wide circular swath of a peacock's preening feathers and attracted critical acclaim to both Driscoll and Tiffany Studios. This particular version retains its original kerosene burning fluid apparatus as well as an electric bulb armature. Although incandescent lamp bulbs had become more widely available in the 1890s, most households, even those of the wealthy, were not yet wired for electricity. Tiffany originally designed his lamps with an oil-burning apparatus, consisting of a reservoir and a double wick and chimney, as well as an electric attachment. He cleverly predicted, though, that electric households would eventually become commonplace, so he soon moved to all-electric designs, greatly increasing the illumination and appeal of his lamps. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. page number: Reproduced: Pg. 290; Discussed: Pg. 291; Mentioned: Pg. 340 (Cat. No. 292) url: 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/2018.281/2018.281_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.281/2018.281_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.281/2018.281_full.tif