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Pedestal and lamp

Designed by: Fernand Cesar Auguste Bernard James Moreau (American, born in France, 1853–1920)
Designed by: Fritz Wilhelm Albert (American, born in Alsace–Lorraine, 1865–1940)
Possibly designed by: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867–1959)
Manufactured by: Northwestern Terra Cotta Company (active 1877–1956)
about 1911
Object Place: Chicago, Illinois

Medium/Technique Glazed terracotta
Dimensions Overall: 162.6 x 33 x 30.5 cm (64 x 13 x 12 in.)
Other (Pedestal): 96.5 cm (38 in.)
Credit Line Gift of J. Parker Prindle in memory of J. P. Prindle, Sr.
Accession Number2009.5318.1-2
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionIn three pieces- base, figure (lamp), lamp top/cap
ProvenanceBy November 2006, Cincinnati Art Galleries auction house; November 2006, purchased at Cincinnati Art Galleries by antiques dealer Fred T. Parks, Towson, Maryland; 2009, purchased for the MFA by J. Parker Prindle. (Accession date: June 20, 2010)