Lamp

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Object Name: 
Lamp
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, CT, Meriden
Accession Number: 
2009.4.246
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 50.8 cm, Diam (max): 35.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1910-1925
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Acid-etched, multi-colored glass with bronze base and patina. Bronze base has round foot with narrow stem and floral motif. Shade is decorated on exterior with floral pattern made up of green hearts and lines and reddish-brown circles and has applied metal mount at top. Applied pigment on interior of the shade; signed in paint on interior “HANDEL / 6283.b.” Stamped on metal ring “HANDEL PAT’D in DC 979564” All metal parts are patented.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Material: 
glass
bronze
patina
Inscription: 
HANDEL / 6283.b.
inscription
: 
Painted interior of shade
HANDEL PAT’D in DC 979564
stamp
: 
Stamped on metal ring