Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base
probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944)
maker Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32)
c. 1905–10
- Medium
- Leaded glass, bronze
- Classification
- Furniture and woodwork
- Dimensions
- 157.5 cm (62 in.); Shade diameter: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
- Culture
- America
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- Bequest of Charles Maurer
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Tiffany and his designers brought the garden inside with their floral lamp designs. They also re-created the ever-changing qualities of natural light using the light and dark tonal effects of the glass when illuminated with electric lamps. This night and day version of the Peony shade could be rotated during the day to increase or decrease the amount of light it cast—intense reds for a darker glow at night, lighter pinks during the day.
