Clara Driscoll worked at the Tiffany Glass Company in New York City for 20 years and won a bronze medal at the 1900 Paris World's Fair for her dragonfly lamp design. She also designed and oversaw the production of many more works of glass. She wasn't publicly acknowledged at the time but historians have changed that after later finding letters about the work she did at the the company. This book tells the story of her design process, struggles at the company and relationships there. A very interesting read!
Our wonderful museum in Norfolk, Virginia, the Chrysler Museum, has a great glass collection and I learned that some of her most popular designs are there. I had to go check it out!
Wouldn't you enjoy having one of these on a table? Pretty fancy.
Dragonfly Library Lamp by Clara
Wisteria Lamp, one of her most popular, by Clara
Tiffany vases, opalescent glass
These works of domestic art are a pleasure to the eye. A few years ago we went to Nancy, in the east of France, to see so many and so many ...
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