Wall Light Designer: William Lescaze (American, born Switzerland, 1896–1969)
Manufacturer: Pass and Seymour, Inc. (American, founded 1890)

patented 1936

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Porcelain with metal, glass, and plastic

Dimensions

7 3/8 × 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (18.7 × 11.7 × 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, B.A. 1959

Accession Number

2010.158.3

Geography

Designed in New York, New York, Manufactured in Syracuse, New York

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Lighting Devices

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Provenance
John C. Waddell, New York, 1991–2010; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2011.pdf (accessed March 1, 2012).
  • John Stuart Gordon et al., A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 192, no. 125.
Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Marks

"ALABAX [stylized font]," stamped in blue glaze on back; "Underwriter's Laboratory [Gothic font] / INSPECTED / ELECTRIC FIX [label torn] / ISSUE B- [label torn]," printed in black on yellow paper label affixed to back.

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