- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; stone; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1024 a-c
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) six part yellow metal base, from bottom to top: four-legged openwork base with foliage and volutes; openwork ovoid column with spirals; polished white gemstone column; flattened sphere decorated with metal openwork of stylized foliage and volutes with round…
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; glass; stone; fibre
- Dimensions
- 72.0 cm
- Description
- coal oil lamp converted to electricity:a) six part yellow metal base, from bottom to top: four-legged openwork base with foliage and volutes; openwork ovoid column with spirals; polished white gemstone column; flattened sphere decorated with metal openwork of stylized foliage and volutes with round threaded hole on side; burner; globe tray with light socket; light switch on the base; severed electric cord coiled under the baseb) painted frosted glass globe; two pairs of sprigs with blossoming white flowers and buds over a grisaille silhouette of sprigs; light pink cloudy background delineated at the top by raised gilded asymmetrical serpentine curves; the top of the globe is light green with silver rococo motifsc) tall clear lamp chimney with trademark print near the top edge in white print: “Aladdin / REG US PAT OFF / MADE IN US”
- Subject
- Dorothy Boyce house
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1024 a-c
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