Hanging Lamp
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumBronze with Loetz glass
DimensionsOverall: 31 1/2 × 21 inches (80.01 × 53.34 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Lillian M. Diveley Fund
Object number2006.8.A-M
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DescriptionElectrified hanging lamp of two bronze dragonflies, head-to-head, with a dark green patina enclosing an iridescent brownish-gold glass globe. The chandelier descends from the ceiling from a bronze mount of slightly undulating form from which is attached four loops, also of bronze, encompassing a sphere. Four hooks are attached to the sphere. These hooks each connect to a ring from which are suspended four bronze arms, with a hook on each end, secured into rings on the back of each dragonfly and to the bronze mount of the glass globe. The globe screws into the bronze mount and is of a pendant, tear-drop shape.
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