Minneapolis Institute of Art

Light fixture

Designer: William Gray Purcell; Designer: George Grant Elmslie; Mosaic Art Shops (E.L. Sharretts)

Date

1914

Medium

Glass, zinc caming, wood

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This light fixture came from the Minnesota Phonograph Company, an Edison dealership at 612 Nicollet Avenue, in Minneapolis, owned by Lawrence H. Lucker. Several such lamps were mounted on top of wooden grille screens in the shop. The rectilinear shape, stained glass, and horizontal wood banding linked the lamps to the surrounding architecture and furniture. Ironically, the phonograph cabinets themselves looked very old-fashioned in their modern setting. [insert photo of interior of Minnesota Phonograph Company here - from NWAA] United States, Americas

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