Violet Glass Hanging Lamp
Date20th century
PeriodIndian Market
MediumColored glass, brass hardware
Dimensions19 x 11 1/2 in. (48.3 x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Object number47.45.6a-b
DescriptionThis violet hanging lamp was created in Austria in the 20th century for the Indian market. In the 19th and 20th century, European glass firms produced glass lamps and chandeliers to appeal to Eastern clientele. Some of the firms best known to design for the Easterm market include F. & C. Osler of Birmingham, England, Jonas Defries & Sons of London, and Baccarat of France. Due to an increased colonial presence, India was heavily influenced by Europe in the nineteenth century. European glassmaking firms produced elaborate chandeliers of colorful glass that illuminated the spectacular palaces of nineteenth-century maharajahs. Along with these royal patrons, well-to-do British and Indian civil servants shopped for European glassware in shops of Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta.On View
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