Tiffany Lamps Gallery

 

 Gallery entryway

On our own, we decided to visit the New York Historical Society museum on the upper west side. Initially drawn to an exhibit about the history of the Hudson River, we ended up staying for an absolutely amazing permanent display of Tiffany lamps. Located in a darkened room on the fourth floor, the Tiffany Lamps Gallery features some 100 illuminated artifacts in all their majestic glory. We literally gasped when we entered the doorway. Certainly this must be the greatest collection of Tiffany lamps ever assembled!

What we learned was that a woman, named Clara Driscoll, was actually the genius behind many, if not most, of Tiffany's most famous leaded glass lampshades. Furthermore, as head of the Women's Glass Cutting Department, Driscoll was awarded the same pay ($35 a week) as Tiffany's male designers—quite an accomplishment for a woman in the early 20th century. 

We highly recommend seeing this exhibit the next time you're in NYC.

Apple blossoms

 

Dragonflies

 

More dragonflies

 

 

 

My favorite

 

And this one, too!