Antique Gothic Revival Five-Socket Cast Iron Ceiling Fixture fruit motif Highly detailed fruits and other

Highly detailed fruits and other plants border the entire piece while all graphics are in high relief from the surface

all mounted to a white translucent backing panel

5" total length

Massachusetts-an important New England foundry active in the mid-to-late 1800s-this piece reflects both the Victorian fascination with exotic motifs and the era's penchant for finely cast iron household furnishings

Antique Gothic Revival Five-Socket Cast Iron Ceiling Fixture fruit motif Highly detailed fruits and otherHandsome five bulb pendant rendered in cast iron with strong Gothic Revival influences, including pointed arches, ribbed tracery, stylized foliate curls, and a sculpted suspension loop. The openwork framework forms a lantern like cage around the central hub of five sockets, each oriented horizontally for a dramatic radial presentation. Its tall vertical profile and architectural ornament suggest use in an entry hall, stairwell, or commercial lobby in