Arts and Crafts lacquered brass cylindrical ‘Scroll’ Lantern
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Arts and Crafts lacquered brass cylindrical ‘Scroll’ Lantern
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Arts and Crafts lacquered brass cylindrical ‘Scroll’ Lantern:
with eccentric frame of curlicue scrolling metal struts with wrythen glass cylinder.
Circa 1900 and restored.
Height: | 17" | - | 43.0cm |
Width: | 8" | - | 20.5cm |
Glossary Words
Arts and Crafts
The Arts and Crafts movement, based on the writings of John Ruskin and William Morris, was more a way of thinking and making than a style. It flourished between 1880 and 1920 and was a reaction against mass-produced factory goods. The revival of handicrafts produced metalwork which emphasised the toolmarks and how it was constructed. Favourite motifs included hearts, fish, flowers, fruit, birds, galleons. W. A. S. Benson designed light-fittings for Morris & Co., made at his workshop in Hammersmith, and also had his own shop in Bond Street.
lacquered
Painted with a tinted or clear varnish which on metal, prevents, or considerably delays tarnishing.
wrythen
Glass which is drawn and shaped while molten. The term is used of 18th century style blown glass chandeliers.