The beauty of stained glass lamps

Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago presents exhibitions relating to architecture, art and design from the 19th century to the present day, with a focus on the Guilded Age.

The museum is in a gorgeous 3 story mansion just off the Magnificent mile and it is worth a visit just to see the house.

The collection of lamps and chandeliers is magnificent and includes several Tiffany Lamps.
Although these lamps were mass produced, because of the differences of the glass, no two were the same.

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Lamp Production at Tiffany Studios

Among the various decorative objects produced at Tiffany Studios, the factory manufactured an extensive range of lamp shades, mostly in floral and geometric motifs. More than 300 designs were available in the 1906 and 1913 Tiffany Studios catalogues, including Peony, Poppy, Daffodil, Dragonfly, Laburnum, Magnolia, Pond Lily, Poinsettia, Roman, Venetian, and Lotus Leaf.

After the lamps were designed, the pattern was transferred to a wooden mold, which served as the support for the making of each lamp with its leaded armature. Though the designs were mass-produced, each lamp was an individual creation in the selection of its colored and textured glass, which by virtue of the medium was never the same.

The Peacock lamp illustrated was made in several color schemes, yet with variations in each leaded shade. The rich palette of blue and purple glass in this example is enhanced through the artificial illumination of the glass. This melding of colored glass with innovations made possible by electricity and incandescent light was Tiffany’s approach to gaining the effect of sunlight filtering through stained glass without the sun’s rays.
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Peacock Table Lamp


Tiffany Studios
"Poinsettia" Table Lamp

circa 1910

One recently sold at auction for $50, 000.

This Tiffany stained glass dome is on the ceiling of the salon.

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that is definitely beautiful 🥹🥹 i love the beauty of stained glass omg. i can imagine the light comes off of that would also be soooooo pretty!

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Those lamps are gorgeous! I especially like the Poinsettia, and the first one with the dragonflies. I've always loved dragonflies! 😊

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I love dragonflies to! I read in a book years ago that if fairies still exist in the world they appear to us as dragonflies. I've always liked that.

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So very pretty! Thank you for sharing something I've seen very little of. Simply beautiful!

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Wonderful captures.
The warm dark light shows the lamps off perfectly.
They are stunning.
Have a great new week 👋🏻😊
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Thank you! I like that they are displayed in the rooms as they would have been when they were new and not in a display case
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You are welcome 😊
Yes, that made it extra wonderful.

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Have always loved stained glass. That dome ceiling is amazing!

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It is original to the house I read that the family used this room to display their art collection.

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I wonder how long it took to build these structures! Quite fascinating!

Thanks for sharing about this exhibition!

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Gorgeous post 👍 I love Tiffany Glass. I guess at $50k for a lamp the popularity is widespread haha

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Even the reproductions are out of my price range!

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I really liked this lamp at the Corning Museum of Glass gift shop we visited this summer. $3k on sale 50% off at $1.5k glad I didn't bite. The exact lamp is available on Wayfair for $869.99 🙄

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These are very beautiful lamps, aesthetic and very desirable. Very expensive too but it's so worth it.

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