Bracket lamp
W. A. S. Benson (1854 - 1924)
Category
Historic Services / Lighting
Date
1897 - 1899
Materials
Cast iron, paint
Place of origin
London
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731866.3.1
Summary
Bracket lamp, one of a set of six, cast iron painted black, manufactured by W. A. S. Benson, London, late 1890s.
Provenance
Listed in the 'Inventory of Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, China, Plate, Pictures, Curios, and other effects on the premises of the mansion,' January 1908. Bequeathed by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947), 1946.
Makers and roles
W. A. S. Benson (1854 - 1924), manufacturer