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Dragonfly table lamp
Clara Driscolldesigned ca. 1900-1906
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY, United States
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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Details
- Title: Dragonfly table lamp
- Creator: Designer: Clara Driscoll, Artist/Maker: Tiffany Studios
- Date Created: designed ca. 1900-1906
- Location Created: New York, New York, United States
- Physical Dimensions: Overall (height, diameter): 28 1/2 x 22 in. (72.4 x 55.9 cm)
- Type: Arifact
- Medium: Leaded glass, bronze
- Object Number: N84.113.1
- Credit Line: New-York Historical Society, Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
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