Lantern
One of six iron objects from the same structure, including Inst.65.1.1 a-j, Inst.65.1.2, and Inst.65.1.4-6, this Louis XVI-style iron lantern with pole dates from 1915. It adorned the Brokaw-McNair mansion at 5 East 79th Street in New York. Designed by architect H. Van Buren Magonigle, the Brokaw Mansion was a large, austere structure. Its elegant ironwork accounted for most of its exterior decoration. From designs supplied by Magonigle, Samuel Yellin, master ironworker, created the various grills, lanterns, etc. that adorned the structure. As a 1917 article in the "Architectural Record" noted, "It would be impossible to exaggerate either the perfection of the design or of its execution." The present lantern and pole include an octagonal lantern atop a black pole which is embellished by a gilded vine that wraps around the length of the pole.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lantern
- Maker: H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
- Maker: Samuel Yellin (American, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine], Mohyliv Podilskyi (Mogilev Podolsky) 1884–1940 New York City)
- Date: 1915
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Iron, glass
- Dimensions: 88 x 11 in. (223.5 x 27.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Manuel Pollack and Morris Baris, 1965
- Object Number: Inst.65.1.3
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
1915
H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
1915
H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
1915
H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
1915
H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935)
1915
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