Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Made:
1950-1951 in Wandsworth
maker:
Ralph Stephenson Lavers

Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1993-1602/4
Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
type:
sections
credit:
British Gas. London Research Station

Parts

Section illustrating cab and driver from horse pulled carriage without wheels

Section illustrating cab and driver from horse pulled carriage without wheels

Section illustrating cab and driver from horse pulled carriage without wheels, facing left, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Measurements:
overall (standing vertically): 2200 mm x 1600 mm x 44 mm, 33 kg
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/1
type:
component - object
Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage and lamp-post - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage and lamp-post - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, facing left, with lamp-post - which is in the background of the horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/2
type:
component - object
Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, facing left, with lamp-post - without lamp - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, facing left, with lamp-post - without lamp - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, facing left, with lamp-post - without lamp - which is in the background of the horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Measurements:
overall (standing vertically): 1860 mm x 2795 mm x 45 mm, 55 kg
Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/2/1
type:
component - object
Part of:
1993-1602/4/2
Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, which is in the background of the horse attached to front part of carriage without wheels, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Measurements:
overall (standing vertically): 510 mm x 310 mm x 44 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/2/2
type:
component - object
Part of:
1993-1602/4/2
Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post – from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post – from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post from left-hand side of Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/3
type:
component - object
Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post – without lamp - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post – without lamp - from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating couple facing to right, with lamp-post – without lamp - from left-hand side of Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Measurements:
overall (standing vertically): 1850 mm x 1830 mm x 45 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/3/1
type:
component - object
Part of:
1993-1602/4/3
Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, from Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting

Section illustrating lamp from lamp-post, behind couple facing to right, with lamp-post from left-hand side of Cyclorama, architectural feature scene entitled: 1890 – The Advent of the Incandescent mantle for Street Lighting, designed by Ralph Stephenson Lavers, England - as commissioned by the Science Museum, London, for the Museum’s Gas Gallery - and cast by J. Starkie Gardner Ltd., London, England, 1950-1951

Measurements:
overall (standing vertically): Height = 510 mm x Width = 310 mm x Depth = 15 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and glass
Object Number:
1993-1602/4/3/2
type:
component - object
Part of:
1993-1602/4/3

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