Lantern

Dirk Van Erp American
ca. 1920
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 744
This hand-hammered copper lamp was made by iconic Arts and Crafts metalsmith Dirk van Erp, who apprenticed under his father in the Netherlands before immigrating to America. Table lamps were a staple of the firm’s output, however, this elongated "oil lamp" is unusual in design, perhaps unique or one of very few.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lantern
  • Artist: Dirk Van Erp
  • Date: ca. 1920
  • Geography: Made in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Patinated copper
  • Dimensions: 4 3/4 × 15 1/8 × 6 1/4 in., 1.8lb. (12.1 × 38.4 × 15.9 cm, 816.475 Grams)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Margo Grant Walsh, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.236a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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