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Artist:
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William Gray Purcell
George Grant Elmslie
Mosaic Art Shops (E.L. Sharretts)
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Title:
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Light fixture
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Date:
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1914
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Medium:
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Glass, zinc caming, wood
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Dimensions:
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22 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (55.88 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of David and Patricia Gebhard
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Location:
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Gallery 300
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This light fixture came from the Minnesota Phonograph Company, an Edison dealership at 612 Nicollet Avenue, in Minneapolis, owned by Lawrence H. Lucker. Several such lamps were mounted on top of wooden grille screens in the shop. The rectilinear shape, stained glass, and horizontal wood banding linked the lamps to the surrounding architecture and furniture. Ironically, the phonograph cabinets themselves looked very old-fashioned in their modern setting.
[insert photo of interior of Minnesota Phonograph Company here - from NWAA]
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Purcell, William Gray
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1880-1965
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Name:
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Elmslie, George Grant
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American (born Scotland), 1869-1952
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Name:
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Mosaic Art Shops (E.L. Sharretts)
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Role:
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Maker
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Life Dates:
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Minneapolis, 1912-1930
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Lighting
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Physical Description:
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lamp with rectangular, multi-colored leaded glass shade below a square wooden base, three raised bands on neck of base; has one long light-bulb
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Accession #:
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98.235.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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