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Mosque Lamp

1889 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brocard, Philippe-Joseph (maker)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Mosque lamp in clear glass, with enamelled and gilt decoration, demonstrating the late 19th century's interest in decorative art from the Middle and Far East.


Object details

Categories
Glass
Lighting
Object type
Mosque lamp
Materials and techniques
Clear glass with enamelled and gilt decoration
Glass
Enamel
Enamelled
Gilded
Brief description
Mosque lamp; France (Paris); made by Philippe-Joseph Brocard; 1889
Physical description
Mosque lamp in clear glass, with enamelled and gilt decoration, demonstrating the late 19th century's interest in decorative art from the Middle and Far East.
Gallery label
  • Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017: '3 Mosque Lamp 1889 The Museum bought this lamp from a shop in Paris that specialised in work inspired by the decorative art of the Middle and Far East. Described as a 'reproduction of a Damascus lamp', it resembles lamps of about 1300 made for the Mamluk sultans of Egypt for use in mosques in Cairo and Damascus. France, Paris; manufactured by Philippe-Joseph Brocard Glass, enamelled and gilded Museum no. 71-1890' (22/04/2017)
  • 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' From 1869 E.-B. Léveillé and F.-E. Rousseau owned a shop called 'La Maison Rousseau-Léveillé' at 74 Boulevard Haussman in Paris, which sold their own work and that of contemporaries like Philippe-Joseph Brocard, who shared their interest in decorative art from the Middle and Far East. This piece was purchased from their shop as a "reproduction of a Damascus lamp". This Museum owns several lamps of the 1300s, made for the Mameluke Sultans of Egypt and their high officials for use in mosques in Damascus and Cairo. The Brocard example is based on such originals.(1987-2006)
Object history
Purchased from the shop of E.-B. Léveillé and F.-E. Rousseau ('La Maison Rousseau-Léveillé', 74 Boulevard Haussman, Paris) as a "reproduction of a Damascus lamp". This mosque lamp by Philippe-Joseph Brocard is based on original lamps of the 1300s, made for the Mameluke Sultans of Egypt and their high officials for use in mosques in Damascus and Cairo.
Historical context
From 1869 E.-B. Léveillé and F.-E. Rousseau owned a shop called 'La Maison Rousseau-Léveillé' at 74 Boulevard Haussman in Paris, which sold their own work and that of contemporaries like Philippe-Joseph Brocard, who shared their interest in decorative art from the Middle and Far East.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
71-1890

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Record createdMarch 14, 2006
Record URL
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