Lamp
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Caption
Handel & Company founded 1893. Lamp, ca. 1900. Glass, lead and bronze, 22 x 18 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.120.50_bw.jpg)
Maker
Title
Lamp
Date
ca. 1900
Geography
Place manufactured: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Glass, lead and bronze
Classification
Dimensions
22 x 18 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
Accession Number
67.120.50
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
What is the provenance of this lamp?
This lamp was made by Handel & Company around the year 1900. It was the bequest of Laura L. Barnes, wife of the art collector Albert C. Barnes. This was a very early electric light! It’s interesting to consider the juxtaposition between the new technology and nature motifs.
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