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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.

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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