DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Match stick lamp with mirrors and shade
NameMatch stick lamp with mirrors and shade
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Place madeNorth America
MediumLamp: Wood, mirror, cardboard, metal, plastic, paper, varnish. Shade: Paper, fiber, metal
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 x 23 1/8 x 6 11/16 in. (52.1 x 58.8 x 17 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.63ab
Object numberFA.2010.97.63ab
DescriptionLamp has long, narrow match stick base with inset diamonds and pair of swivelling mirrors flanking a central cross. The cross and mirror framed are carefully chip carved with geometric forms: the light wood cross with interlocking four-part radiant motifs, the mirror framed of warm medium and medium-dark stained wood with small interlocking geometric forms, the top corners with fan shapes. The simple shade is covered with burlap.
1986
c. 1665
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
