Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
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Designer: Clara Driscoll
1861-1944
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Artist/Maker: Tiffany Studios
active 1902 - 1932
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Glass, bronze
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Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
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| Place made: New York,
New York, U.S.A. |
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Description:
Leaded glass and bronze "Drophead Dragonfly" table lamp on jeweled base; 22" diameter shade depicting dragonflies with outspread filigree wings and heads projecting below lower border of shade; design repeated nine times; background glass mottled yellow and blue near aperture progressing to blue near border; glass "jewels" blue; dragonfly eyes green, wings blue-yellow, and bodies orange-yellow. Adjustable bronze base with 33 iridescent balls around circular platform. Base model is 392. |
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Mark(s): stamped: on metal tag inside shade: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507-29"
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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
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Inventory Number: N84.113
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Gallery Label:
This dragonfly shade, a popular model, was priced at $175 in Tiffany's 1906 price list. Prices ranged from $3 for small candleshades to $400 for large and intricate lamps. Considering that the average hourly wage in 1906 was only 17 1/2 cents, these lamps were an unattainable luxury for many.
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