Wall Sconce, 1 of 8
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
MEDIUM
Brass, glass
DATES
ca. 1881
DIMENSIONS
19 11/16 x 9 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (50 x 24.1 x 36.7 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
41.980.78a-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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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Brass gas wall sconce (a) with glass shade (b); one of set of eight, 41.980.75-82. Symmetrical reticulated back plate: large anthemion at top above circular section with main attachment to armature supporting lamp proper; below a shield shape and below than an inverted smaller anthemion flanked by symmetrical scrolls. Armature supporting lamp is scrolling open design topped by grotesque animal head. Lamp proper in five sections; large cup-shape main section with solid liner; reticulated cover; two-part narrow annular collar; reticulated cylindrical neck now containing electric light bulb receptacle; reticulated circular globe bracket with four screws. Six-lobed baluster shape frosted glass shade with etched classically inspired floral garlands. Originally gas, now electrified.
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