Wall light
Philip Speakman Webb (Oxford 1831 - West Sussex 1915)
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
1894
Materials
Copper, Glass
Measurements
520 mm (H)305 mm (W)635 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Whitefriars
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214177.5
Summary
One of five wall lights each consisting of a rectangular bronzed-copper sconce embossed with a sunflower and foliage design, from which extends a crane-arm terminating in an opalescent glass rosette fitting, a length of flex decorated with three opaline glass twists and an opalescent fluted glass shade. Ensuite with two wall lights with square sconces also in this room. They were designed by Philip Webb for this room, with the glass supplied by James Powell and Sons of Whitefriars, and the sconces made by the artist/coppersmith John Pearson. Webb allowed Pearson some freedom in interpreting his design since each is slightly different. The sunflower was a favourite motif of the contemporary Aesthetic movement, and it matches the motif in the wallpaper and the fireplace cheeks.
Makers and roles
Philip Speakman Webb (Oxford 1831 - West Sussex 1915), designer John Pearson, maker James Powell & Son, glass manufacturer