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Josephine Crane Bradley residence #1
Purcell, Feick and Elmslie
Madison, Wisconsin 1910
Electolier
Text from an auction catalog:
"Prairie school hanging chandelier, attributed to George Grant Elmslie for Louis Sullivan, in bronze, original chain supports four Steuben shades in gold iridized glass, central dome cast an indirect light with an upper border having an overlaid geometric design over caramel glass, while manufactured by the Chicago company J.C. Cross, this design has appeared in several commissions by Louis Sullivan and George Grant Elmslie including The Josephine Crane Bradley residence, Madison, WI and The Babson residence, Riverside, IL, 20"w x 20"d x 24"h, excellent condition 7000-9000."
Published at Treadway Gallery web site
research courtesy mark hammons