Name/Title
Art Deco Wall Sconces of the Judge Knox residence, 1920sEntry/Object ID
1997.283.5Description
ACC. NO. 97.283.5 A, B, C, D
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1920's
OBJECT: SCONCES (4)
DESCRIPTION:
SET OF FOUR OF ART DECO ELECTRIC WALL SCONCES. PSEUDO CANDLESTICK, WITH DROP PENDANT ATTACHED TO A CIRCULAR SHAPED BACKPLATE, WITH DESIGN OF STYLIZED FLOWERS. FIXTURES INDIVIDUALLY LIT BY PULL CHAIN. FIXTURES OF CAST BRASS HAVE AN OFF-WHITE RINSE WHICH APPEARS NOT TO BE ORIGINAL.
SIZE: L 13" X W 4-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
WALL SCONCES FROM THE RESIDENCE OF JUDGE DANIEL KNOX, 2524 CENTRAL AVENUE, ALAMEDA (ERECTED IN THE LATE 1920's).
ACQUIRED FROM:
ALBERT GEORGE
DATE: JUNE 21, 1997