Clara Pierce Wolcott Driscoll
Personal Information
Born: 1861
Died: 1944
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Western Reserve School of Design for Women (now Cleveland Institute of Art); Metropolitan Museum of Art School
Professional Life
Field of Study: Glass artist craftsman
Institution/Corporation: Tiffany
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Bronze Medal for Dragonfly Lamp at 1900 Paris World's Fair
Achievements: Designer of Visions in Glass for Tiffany; head of Tiffany Studio's women's Glass Cutting Dept; selected & cut glass used in the lamps; designed over 30 lamps including the Wisteria, 4 models of The Dragonfly, Peony & Daffodil (which had been attributed to Louis Comfort tiffany); NY Historical Society Museum has 132 Tiffany lamps & 63 are attributed to Driscoll; with Loie Fuller (a famous dancer of the time) made 3 colored-glass screens to throw light on Fuller as she danced; created many of Tiffany's moderately priced desk & boudoir accessories
Was head of Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Dept known as the Tiffany Girls in NYC
Designed over 30 Tiffany Lamps including the Wisteria, Dragonfly, Peony, & the Daffodil (her 1st)
Hired by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1888 & worked for him on & off for over 20 years; had to quit in 1889 when she married because Tiffany didn't allow married women to work for him; returned in 1892 after her husband died & remained until her marriage in 1909
Was one of the highest paid women of her time earning $10,000 annually
Books published in 2002 & 2006 brought to light the contributions of the Tiffany Girls whose work was previously attributed to Tiffany & his male employees
NY Historical Museum has 132 Tiffany Lamps & 63 are attributed to her