Lamp
Handel & Company
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Caption
Handel & Company (founded 1893). Lamp, ca. 1900. Glass, lead and bronze, 22 x 18 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.50. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Title
Lamp
Date
ca. 1900
Geography
Place manufactured: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Glass, lead and bronze
Classification
Dimensions
22 x 18 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
no marks
Credit Line
Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
Accession Number
67.120.50
Frequent Art Questions
What is the provenance of this lamp?
This lamp was made by Handel & Company around the year 1900. It was the bequest of Laura L. Barnes, wife of the art collector Albert C. Barnes. This was a very early electric light! It’s interesting to consider the juxtaposition between the new technology and nature motifs.
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