Lamp 1882 - 1887

This lamp, made of glass by Hobbs, Brockunier and Company, presents a fascinating study in form and function. The lamp's composition reveals a careful consideration of structure, moving from the rounded base, adorned with leaf-like extensions, to the egg-shaped body. The clear glass allows light to both permeate and reflect, creating an interplay between illumination and form. The decision to use such a translucent medium serves to emphasize the lamp’s shape, almost as if the object is defined by the light it holds and emits. The lamp can be seen as challenging traditional notions of what a functional object can be. The lamp's design elements evoke organic forms, suggesting an intersection of naturalism and industrial production. These combined elements of shape and illumination not only serve a practical purpose but also transform the lamp into a thought-provoking object of aesthetic contemplation.