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Wall Sconce, 1 of 8

Decorative Arts and Design

MAKER Unknown
MEDIUM Brass, glass
DATES ca. 1880
DIMENSIONS Sconce: 19 11/16 x 9 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (50 x 24.1 x 36.7 cm) Globe: 5 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (14 x 20 x 20 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER 41.980.76a-b
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane
PROVENANCE 1882, purchased from Herter Brothers, New York, NY by John Sloane of New York; 1905, inherited from John Sloane by Adela Berry Sloane; 1911, probably inherited from Adela Berry Sloane by Evelyn Sloane Griswold (Mrs. William Edward Schenck Griswold) of New York; September 9, 1941, gift of Evelyn Sloane Griswold to the Brooklyn Museum.
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