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Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePeony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base, c. 1905–10. Probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, bronze; 157.5 cm (62 in.); shade diameter: 55.9 cm (22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.267
