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Title

Oversized Lamp Shade

Artist

Stickley Brothers Furniture Company

Physical Description

The peaked shade has eight panels with overlaid linear copper border decoration above a cove molded lower rim. The lamp retains four original sockets. The upper column consists of an octagonal capped vase-form with a dominant ogee profile over a round medial column which is slightly beveled in form and decorated with spaced, spirally arranged brass rods applied to its surface. The octagonal molded base repeats the ogee profile of the upper vase form.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - circa 1947

Object Creation Date

circa 1904-1918

Accession Number

2013/2.241B

Medium and Support

patinated and hammered copper and brass with textured caramel slag glass panels

relevance

rank 34.89555

Primary Keywords

lamps (lighting device components)

lamps (lighting devices)

lampshades

Title

Under the Lamp (Sous la Lampe)

Artist

Albert Dubois-Pillet

Physical Description

This is a tondo painting with a circular frame that is painted in tones of violet. It is a still-life scene that shows a lamp, resting on a table, set against a green wall. On the wall behind the lamp is a painting, but only the lower right-hand corner is visible due to the sharp curve of the circular format of the painting. On the table, beside the lamp, is a piece of paper and an ink well in the shape of a human figure. The base of the lamp has a curvilinear profile and the pleated shade is painted in bright colors of orange, pink, green and yellow. Both the scene and the frame are painted with short, dot-like brushstrokes.

Artist Life Dates

1846 - 1890

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1888

Accession Number

1988/1.140

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 32.19316

Primary Keywords

interiors

lamp

lamps (lighting devices)

lampshades

round (shape)

still lifes

table lamps

Title

Oversized Floor Lamp

Artist

Stickley Brothers Furniture Company

Physical Description

The peaked shade has eight panels with overlaid linear copper border decoration above a cove molded lower rim. The lamp retains four original sockets. The upper column consists of an octagonal capped vase-form with a dominant ogee profile over a round medial column which is slightly beveled in form and decorated with spaced, spirally arranged brass rods applied to its surface. The octagonal molded base repeats the ogee profile of the upper vase form.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - circa 1947

Object Creation Date

circa 1904-1918

Accession Number

2013/2.241A

Medium and Support

patinated and hammered copper and brass with textured caramel slag glass panels

relevance

rank 31.66891

Primary Keywords

lamp (lighting device)

lamps (lighting devices)

Title

Interior of a Cinema Theater (Katsudo Shashinkan Naibu)

Artist

Oda Kazuma

Physical Description

In thick, sketchy lines, this print portrays a scene in which a figure leans against a wall on the left, and a crowd of people look over a balcony on the right. The top half of the composition is taken up mostly by a ceiling with two lamps hanging from it.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1950/2.5

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 28.31444

Primary Keywords

crowd

lamps (lighting devices)

people

standing

theaters

Title

Commemorative Shrine Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.348

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 27.72429

Primary Keywords

bariba (african people)

commemoratives

lamps (lighting devices)

shrines

terracottas

Title

Polycandelon for six oil lamps

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

500-599

Accession Number

1965/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 26.88379

Primary Keywords

bronze (metal)

chandeliers

coptic (christianity)

egypt (nation)

lamps (lighting devices)

maltese crosses

Title

The Supper Table

Artist

John Koch

Physical Description

This painting shows a woman and a boy sitting at a dining table that is set for a meal. The woman, on the right side of the composition, is shown in a profile view and is using a ladle to pour soup into a bowl. The boy, seated in a ladder back chair, is holding a spoon with his hands resting on the table. He is gazing at the soup bowl. Both figures have somber, quiet facial expressions. A table lamp, seen only partially on the far left of the painting, is the single source of light. So, the figures and the table top are brightly lit, but the rest of the setting is very dark. Items on the table such as the plate with melon, the milk bottle, the salt and pepper shakers and the tablecloth, are shown in realistic detail, much like a still- life painting.

Artist Life Dates

1909-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1979/2.114

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 25.59076

Primary Keywords

bottle

boys

bread

chairs

figures

food

fruit

ladle

lamp

lamps (lighting devices)

meals

seated

soup

table

women

Title

Close, No. 157 Bridgegate

Artist

Thomas Annan

Artist Life Dates

1829-1886

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868; printed 1978

Accession Number

1979/1.157

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 25.41572

Primary Keywords

alleys

buildings

lamp

lamps (lighting devices)

townscapes (built environment)

urban (region)

urban landscapes