16+ Clara Driscoll Dragonfly Lamp Background

16+ Clara Driscoll Dragonfly Lamp
Background. Hanging head dragonfly shade on mosaic and turtleback base, made by tiffany studios circa 1906, design attributed to clara pierce wolcott driscoll. 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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Unable to cut the pieces of glass references: Treasures from the that same year her design for the dragonfly lamp, won a prize at the 1900 world's fair,(6) that design, however, had long been credited to her. It's made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of individually selected and cut pieces of glass.

Clara driscoll and the tiffany girls by martin eidelberg, nina gray, and margaret k.

Hanging head dragonfly shade on mosaic and turtleback base, made by tiffany studios circa 1906, design attributed to clara pierce wolcott driscoll. The dragonflies, buzzing above the elements of green, orange, and yellow glass cuts, leaves you feeling serene with nature. Clara's job at tiffany studio was to manage the lamp and light design several dragonfly dragonfule lampshades were also presented during a world's fair in paris, france, and others during an exhibition in london in 1899. Inspired by the hanging head dragonfly lamp originally designed by louis comfort tiffany and clara driscoll, this mini version encompasses great detail and lively character.