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Image scanned from a transparency.
Table Lamp in the Form of a Woman with Scarf
Image scanned from a transparency.
Image scanned from a transparency.

Table Lamp in the Form of a Woman with Scarf

Manufacturer Agathon Léonard (French, b. Belgium, 1841 - 1923)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1897
MediumGilded bronze
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom of skirt: "A Léonard Sclp" and stamped "M" & impressed with "Susse Freres" foundry seal.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.400
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 115-2 - Wonderstudio
DescriptionFigure of a woman in a long high waisted flowing gown with large sleeves holding a large scarf which billows over her head and conceals a light fixture (wired as a lamp).

Label TextAgathon Léonard French, b. Belgium, 1841–1923 Table Lamp in the Form of a Woman with Scarf, ca. 1897 Gilded bronze Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.400 Published ReferencesAlastair Duncan, ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO LIGHTING, (Simon & Schuster: New York, 1978), p. 83
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