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Bronze and Shell Lamp

Bronze and Shell Lamp - Lamp
Accession #: 1883.1
Title: Bronze and Shell Lamp
Object Type: Lamp
Participants:
Physical Description: Electric lamp with abalone shell shade. The base looks like a leaf and the stem of the lamp is curved and looped.
Description: Bronze and Shell Lamp, Elizabeth Eaton Burton, Tiffany's, New York, ca. 1900. Copper and brass became increasingly popular at the turn of the century, and artists such as Elizabeth Eaton Burton used the metals in their decorative art. Burton worked in Santa Barbara and is one of the few women recognized for a significant contribution to the Arts and Crafts Movement. She published a catalogue of her pieces, "Hand-Wrought Electric Lamps and Sconces," which opened with her statement on the importance of artistic and original designs in lamps and sconces in the decoration of a home.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Decorative Arts (Decorative Arts); Lighting (Furnishing)
Dimensions:
Object H x W x D 14 x 10 1/2 x 10"
Materials/Techniques:
abalone shell; bronze (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Mrs. Leslie C. Burden, 1964

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