Trade Literature for Pairpoint Electrolier No. 3037, 1899-1907
THF292615 / Trade Literature for Pairpoint Electrolier No. 3037, 1899-1907 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
In the early 1890s, Louis Comfort Tiffany applied the emerging Art Nouveau style to lighting products. They became so popular that other companies -- especially the Pairpoint Corporation of New Bedford, Massachusetts -- produced lamps to rival Tiffany's. The undulating lines and botanical motifs encircling the Pairpoint lamp depicted here are characteristic of Art Nouveau aesthetics.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1899-1907
Subject Date
1899-1907
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
85.3.13.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 10 in
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