Lamp hand-painted by Julian F. Abele
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Illustrated by
content: Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881 - 1950
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A glass and metal lamp with hand-painted decoration by artist and architect Julian F. Abele.
label: Description
content: This lamp features a brown metal base (a), a cylindrical, hand-painted body, and a white inverted conical glass shade (b). The body of the lamp features a dark green background on which Abele painted a center design of architectural drafting tools and books against green foliage surrounded by an elaborate ornamental border of a golden scroll design. The lamp is without a shade and features a black turn knob at the base of the socket.
place: label: Place collected
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.95.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: lamps (lighting devices)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Julian Abele Cook Sr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on glass and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 28 in. (71.1 cm)