Mirror

Clara DriscollWW-1901-048740

1901·Favrile glass, mirrored glass, and bronze·81.3 × 60.4 × 2 cm (32 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

<p>This mirror is a rare object from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s glass and decorating company. Although Tiffany is best known for leaded glass windows and lamps, artists like Clara Driscoll, Joseph Briggs, and many others also creatively arranged and mounted fragments of the company’s signature, iridescent Favrile glass into large-scale panels, architectural elements, and luxurious objects for the home. The intricate design and lustrous quality of lotus blossoms circling the looking glass are testament to the artistry and technical skill of the firm’s collaborators.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1901
Medium: Favrile glass, mirrored glass, and bronze
Dimensions: 81.3 × 60.4 × 2 cm (32 × 23 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Clara Driscoll

Artist

Clara Driscoll

Sculpture

Clara Driscoll of Tallmadge, Ohio, was head of the Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Department, in New York City. Using patterns created from the original designs, these women selected and cut the glass to be used in the famous lamps. Driscoll designed more than thirty Tiffany lamps produced by Tiffany Studios, among them the Wisteria, Dragonfly, Peony, and from all accounts her first — the Daffodil.

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