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A typical copper foil Tiffany lamp, with a jonquil daffodil design Clara Driscoll, head designer at Tiffany & Co., c. 1899–1920, Tiffany "Daffodil" leaded glass table lamp. This is an example of copper foil glasswork, an alternative to came glasswork.
An example of a banker's lamp The banker's lamp is a style of electric desk or table lamp often characterized by a brass stand, green glass lamp shade , and pull-chain switch. Such a lamp was first patented in the United States under the Emeralite brand name.
Dolphin lamp standards provide electric light along much of the Thames Embankment in London, United Kingdom. Two stylised dolphins or sturgeons writhe around the base of a standard lamp post, supporting a fluted column bearing electric lights in an opaque white globe, topped by a metal crown. Many of the lamps are mounted on granite plinths.
Table lamp c. 1900–1906 A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp made of glass and shade designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany or artisans, mostly women, and made (in originals) in his design studio. The glass in the lampshades is put together with the copper-foil technique instead of leaded, the classic technique for stained-glass windows.
With his father, James Hinks, he patented improvements to oil lamps, marketing the resultant Duplex lamp. Joseph was born in 1840 in Birmingham, the son of James Hinks, the lamp manufacturer. His father's career was very varied until he hit upon lamp making, and at the time of Joseph's baptism in 1844 was a licensed victualler. [1] [2]
There are some Christmas traditions in England that might confuse people from the US.. Some folks in the UK celebrate Christmas with pantomime, a campy, family-friendly theater show. Christmas ...