Lamp

c. 1940

Clayton Braun

Associated Names
Clayton Braun

Artist, American, 1903 - 1986

The image shows a clear glass vessel with an ornate design, including a handle and a metal lid equipped with a chain and a nozzle. The vessel is the largest object in the image. The color palette includes blues and grays from the glass, and metallic browns and golds for the lid, against a beige background. The handle is on the right side, with the metal features on top of the glass body.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.1 x 22.5 cm (11 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17361

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 174, no. 342.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 323, pl. 1097.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: I. Taylor / Braun

Wikidata ID

Q64540184

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