c. 1930s, undated
GUSN-363267
This collection consists of ten design renderings created by lighting company Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Made in colored pencil on tissue paper and mounted on cardboard, the drawings display perspectives of bracketed and hanging lanterns. Each drawing is labelled "scale ¼ of full size" and includes a design number. The bottom of each mounted board is embossed with a statement declaring the design to be a work of E.F. Caldwell & Co. and asserting the firms right to own and manufacture said design. While the drawings are undated, their design numbers place them circa the 1930s based on research conducted at other institutions that hold E. F. Caldwell & Co. drawings with surrounding design numbers.
design drawings
lighting fixtures
lighting
lanterns (lighting devices)
electric fixtures (light fixtures)
brackets (lighting devices)
colored pencils
design drawings
tissue paper
10 color pencil drawings, tissue paper mounted on cardboard (1 oversize folder); 22 x 15 inches
An electronic finding aid is available through Historic New Englands Collections Access Portal. A paper finding aid is available in the Library & Archives.
GC009
Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s
GC009
Collection of lantern design drawings by Edward F. Caldwell & Co, circa 1930s.
Gift
Gift of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
New York City (New York state)
Edw. F. Caldwell & Co., 1895-1959
colored pencils
design drawings
tissue paper
Caldwell, Edward F. , 1851-1914
von Lossberg, Victor F. , 1853-1942
Edw. F. Caldwell & Co., 1895-1959
This collection is available for research.
Collection
Accruals are not expected.
Materials are entirely in English.
Item identification #. Edward F. Caldwell graphic collection (GC009). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
Sophia Cos, Assistant Archivist, 2024.
Second Edition DACS-compliant
Founded in 1895 by Edward F. Caldwell (1851-1914) and Victor F. von Lossberg (1853-1942), New York City-based firm Edward F. Caldwell & Co. was one of the leading designers and producers of electric light fixtures and decorative metalwork in the United States for more than 50 years. The companys portfolio included custom manufactured metal gates, lanterns, chandeliers, ceiling and wall fixtures, floor and table lamps, and other ornamental pieces. The firm undertook many commissions from prominent architects of the day, including McKim, Mead & White, Carrère & Hastings, Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson, and Cass Gilbert. Work by Edward F. Caldwell & Co. can be found in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion, New York (1900-1902), the Flatiron Building (1900-1902), the White House (1902 renovations), Saint Patricks Cathedral, New York (1903), the New York Public Library (1908), Reynolda House, Winston-Salem, NC (1912-1917), the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1931), Radio City Music Hall (1932), and Rockefeller Center (1932) among many others. Edward F. Caldwell & Co. closed in 1959 due to financial struggles.
Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. "Guide to the Edward F. Caldwell Lighting Company Records." http://archives.nypl.org/uploads/collection/pdf_finding_aid/edwardcaldwellco.pdf
Van Dyk, Stephen H. "Caldwell & Company: Masters of Metal and Light." (2014). Smithsonian Libraries. https://library.si.edu/digital-library/collection/caldwell/introduction
Edward F. Caldwell Lighting Company Records (MssCol 902), Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
E. F. Caldwell & Co. Collection (1995-79-1), Cooper-Hewitt Museum Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
The collection is arranged in numerically by design number.
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