Clara Driscoll (1861-1944)

A designer employed by Tiffany & Co.

After graduating in 1882 from the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, in Cleveland, Ohio, she attended the Metropolitan Museum Art School in New York City. She started working for Tiffany & Co. circa 1888, and in 1892 she was appointed head of the newly-formed Women's Glass Cutting Department, which eventually employed as many as thirty-five women. In addition to managing a large staff, Driscoll was responsible for creating designs for a wide range of objects and, in fact, designed most of the Tiffany lampshades and mosaic bases.

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A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls