lamp

Object NameLamp with Bell-shaped Shade

Designer Frederick Carder (American, b. United Kingdom, 1863-1963)

Manufacturer(Glass) Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Manufacturer(Copper) Roycroft

Made FromGlass, Copper

Dateabout 1921-1925

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueMold-blown, iridized, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 37.8 cm, Diam (max): 19.5 cm

Accession Number2004.4.39

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The hand-hammered copper lamp stand and fittings were made at the Roycroft arts and crafts community in East Aurora, New York. Roycroft and Steuben’s partnership lasted only a few years during the 1920s.

Physical DescriptionOpaque white and amber glass; blown, applied blue-green iridescence, cut; copper, hammered. Lamp base has a hammered copper surface on square stem and a circular foot. Bell-shaped glass shade is cream-colored with a band of blue-green iridescence with applied trails above the bottom edge. It is topped with a copper cap and finial and has original fabric cord.
Provenance

Former Collection Irina Borichevsky - 2004-07-01