Lamp with “Hanging Head Dragonfly” Shade and “Mosaic and Turtleback” Base
By 1906
Medium
Favrile glass and bronze
Dimensions
86.4 × 57.2 cm (34 × 22 1/2 in.)
Classification
lamp (lighting device)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
185905
Art Historical Context
Clara Driscoll's *Lamp with “Hanging Dragonfly” Shade andMosaic and Turtleback Base* (by 1906) exemplifies luminous artistry of Tiffany Studios during the height of the Art Nouveau movement As a pioneering female designer and head of the Women's Glass Cutting Department at Tiffany New York workshops, Driscoll crafted this stunning table lamp from Favrile glass—a signature iridescent material invented by Louis Comfort Tiffany—and patinated bronze. Standing at 86.4 × 57.2 cm, its shade features meticulously leaded glass dragonfly motifs with dangling heads that evoke a sense of ethereal movement...