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Wall lamp

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

ca. 1912

GUSN

GUSN-170550

Description

Bronze double Argand-style lamps. Frosted grape design on glass shades.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wall lamps
bronze (metal)
glass (material)
Lamp

Inscription

Messenger & Sons/65 Hatton Garden London/& Birmingham/Manufactured for/Alfred Welles/Boston (cut into)

Associated Building

Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD215

Maker

Messenger & Sons (Manufacturer)
Alfred Welles & Co. (Retailer)

Dimensions

17 1/2 x 18 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.729.1

Related Items

Title Wall lamp Accession Number 2006.44.729.2

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