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Floor lamp

Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1940-1990

GUSN

GUSN-256028

Description

Floor lamp made out of a cylindrical wooden sewing box with handle. Three turned legs, tan paper shade outlined with dark brown stripes, electrified. Interior of sewing box has an attached blue pincushion and four wooden pegs to store spools of thread. Lamp has a 100W Sylvania light bulb in the socket.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor lamps
Lamp

Additional Identification Number

283.34

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

56 x 14 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Winifred Richardson

Accession Number

2011.80.34

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