Drawing, Design for the Base of an Oil Lamp, ca. 1855 (CH 18397495)
Summary
The body of the lamp is a blue porcelain vase, with a central field depicting a young girl seated in a landscape, enclosed by a gold foliated frame. Mounted on a rocaille bronze base, flanked by handles with peacocks, surmounted by a fixture intended to hold a glass globe.
Tags
Date
1880 - 1910
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain