The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Tulip Table Lamp
c. 1900–1906
(America, New York, 1892–1902)
retailer
(America, New York, 1902–1932)
61 cm (24 in.); Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Charles Maurer 2018.268
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Many of Louis Comfort Tiffany's lamp shades such as this tulip version were designed in standard sizes so that they could be used on different bases.Description
In the 1870s a renewed emphasis on natural landscapes ushered in a generation of cottage gardeners who delighted in planting perennials in large quantities. Louis Comfort Tiffany was among those who championed the lush, sometimes wild-looking displays of varied floral species in the garden at his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. Tiffany 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 patterns for lamps and mosaics based on the colorful blooms of spring that became among the most sought after and commercially successful of Tiffany’s production.- ?-2018Charles Maurer [1929-2016], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2018–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 20, 2019-June 14, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=Tulip Table Lamp|url=false|author=Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, Tiffany Studios|year=c. 1900–1906|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.268