Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chandelier
Object name
Chandelier
Date
1899-1920
Medium
Bronze, Favrile glass
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 13 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 34.3 cm )
Each (shade): 3 x 4 5/8 in. (7.6 x 11.7 cm)
Description
Moorish-style bronze and Favrile glass chandelier with six miniature shades; central bronze shaft with three curved arms attached to central ring decorated with interlocking circles of twisted wire; six shades hang from lower rim on thin straight shafts wound with twisted wire; 30 bronze chains of varying lengths made up of circular links and ending in bronze balls hanging from lower edge of main ring. Elongated shades, pinched near aperture, are divided into ten panels; in transmitted light shades are orange and ridges are light yellow to white.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Egon Neustadt
Object Number
N84.6
Marks
etched: inside shades: "L. C. T."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
