DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Match stick lamp with mirrors and shade

NameMatch stick lamp with mirrors and shade

Artist Artist not recorded

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

Collections

United States and Canada

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.