Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lamp w/electric cord
Object Number:
1965.911
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal, marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 14 x 14 cm )
Description:
Lamp with glass font, brass standard, and marble base; Inverted pear-shaped font cased with opaque white exterior cut to reveal colorless interior; columnar brass standard; stepped white marble base with sheet brass border; screw at top for electric wiring.
Gallery Label:
The attachment on the top of this lamp indicates that it was wired for an electric bulb at one time.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
