4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2019.

Dragonfly Library Lamp

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-1932)

Designer Clara Driscoll (shade) (American, 1861-1944)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1905

MediumLeaded glass with bronze base

DimensionsOverall: 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 22 in. (55.9 cm)

InscribedImpressed in leading above one dragonflies wing: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1507". Base is impressed on bottom: "TIFFANY STUDIOS NY 443".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.8123

Collections

Glass Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-7, Case 43

DescriptionThe bronze base of this table lamp has a green patina and is in the "Twisted Vine" design. The platform is ribbed and these ribs spiral up the stem. Four curved bronze tubes with light sockets are attached to the bulbous top of the stem. The shade support is screwed into the stem. The finial has a diamond-shaped framework and a conical top. ; ; Three geometric bands (two of blue streaked with chartreuse and one of violet streaked with mauve and amber) circle the top aperture of the shade. The background is formed of translucent blue glass and transparent blue "jewels." Eight dragonflies circle the shade and create the irregular border. The bodies and heads are blue with striations of violet and yellow, the wings are blue with green streaks and the eyes are green "jewels". Bronze filigree with a green patina covers each wing.

Label TextClara Driscoll, designer American, 1861–1944 Tiffany Studios New York, 1902–1932 Dragonfly Library Lamp, ca. 1905 Leaded glass with bronze base Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.8123 Exhibition History"Art Nouveau: Sources and Cities, 1890-1914," National Gallery of Art, Oct. 8, 2000 - Jan. 28, 2001. (Exhib. cat. no. 337). "Work of the Month," Chrysler Museum of Art, Tiffany Glass Gallery, June 2001. "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesJohnson. _American Art Nouveau_. #145, ill. Paul E. Doros. _The Tiffany Collection of the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1978, #195. Elizabeth Wylie and Sheldon Cheek. _The Art of Stained and Decorative Glass_. New York, Todtri Productions Limited, 1997, 106-107, back cover jacket. Joe Porcelli. _Stained Glass Jewels of Light_. New York: Michael Friedman Publishing Group Inc., 1998 p. 64-65 Wendy Wick Reaves. _The Encyclopedia of American Art before 1914: "Louis Comfort Tiffany"_. Macmillan Reference Ltd. 1999: 503-504. Paul Greenhalgh. _Art Nouveau: 1890-1914_. London: Victoria and Albert Museum (V & A Publications). 2000: p. 478, no. 337. National Gallery of Art Educational Video in conjunction with the exhibition:. _Art Nouveau, 1890-1914_. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art. Exhibition open 10/8/2000-1/28/2001. Sherrill Whitson and Stanley Abercrombie, _Interior Design & Decoration_ 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002), 537, ill. Martha Drexler Lynn, _American Studio Glass, 1960-1990_ (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2004), 6. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 122-123.