Description Rare & Important Elizabeth Burton Patinated Hammered Copper and Abalone Shell Hylas Lamp, circa 1905Marks: (EEB monogram)26 x 18 inches (66.0 x 45.7 cm) Born in Paris to American expatriates in 1869, Arts & Crafts designer Elizabeth Eaton Burton settled in Montecito, California in 1886. There, her father Charles Frederick Eaton, a painter, designer, and landscape architect, designed the family's palatial Riso Rivo estate known for its extensive gardens, including a waterlily-clad pond with a floating Japanese tea house, grottos, and canyons, among other features. Charles also established a studio on-site where he created furniture, metalware, and leather goods in a California Arts & Crafts style. His daughter followed in his footsteps, establishing her own studio in 1896 and initially producing leather goods dyed and set with semi-precious stones and shells. By 1900, she had turned her attention primarily to light fixtures, producing metal and shell designs based on natural forms.The present lamp is a rare example of Burton'sHylas model, documented in the 1905 catalogue entitledElizabeth Burton: Hand Wrought Electric Lamps & Sconces. One of several lamps with names derived from Greek mythology, theHylas model was named after the son of King Theiodamas and companion of Heracles. Hylas was abducted by water nymphs known as Naiads, a popular theme in Western art. The large patinated metal lamp features a rounded shade composed of six petal-form segments inlaid with abalone shell raised on a column with central coiled rod atop a lily pad form base. It is emblematic of Burton's pared down design sensibility inspired by the lush California landscape in close proximity and influenced by a range of design traditions the globe over.Elizabeth Eaton Burton exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, 1904) and the Yukon-Alaska-Pacific Exposition (Seattle, 1909). Today, her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Two Red Roses Foundation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Crocker Museum of Art.HID01801242017尺寸_1: Dimensions 26in x 18in x 0in