Wall Sconce
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Hammered copper
DATES
1912–1915
DIMENSIONS
13 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 13.7 x 6.4 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Roycroft trademark punched into top front surface. see file for actual mark
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.178
CREDIT LINE
Anonymous gift
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wall sconce, hammered copper. Back plate of trefoil shaped top, slim center swelling to bulbous bottom form. Single candle arm projects forward at bottom of back plate; candle-cup with frilled decorative edging, riveted to flat projecting arm. Hole for hanging in center of top cusp.
CONDITION: Good, Roy croft stamp slightly effaced at one side.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Victor Toothaker (American, died 1932). Wall Sconce, 1912–1915. Hammered copper, 13 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 13.7 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 86.178. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.178_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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