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Wall Sconce

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Hammered copper
DATES 1912–1915
DIMENSIONS 13 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 13.7 x 6.4 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Roycroft trademark punched into top front surface. see file for actual mark
SIGNATURE no signature
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER 86.178
CREDIT LINE Anonymous gift
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Wall sconce, hammered copper. Back plate of trefoil shaped top, slim center swelling to bulbous bottom form. Single candle arm projects forward at bottom of back plate; candle-cup with frilled decorative edging, riveted to flat projecting arm. Hole for hanging in center of top cusp. CONDITION: Good, Roy croft stamp slightly effaced at one side.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Victor Toothaker (American, died 1932). Wall Sconce, 1912–1915. Hammered copper, 13 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 13.7 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 86.178. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.178_bw.jpg)
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Victor Toothaker (American, died 1932). <em>Wall Sconce</em>, 1912–1915. Hammered copper, 13 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (33 x 13.7 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 86.178. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.178_bw.jpg)