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Caucus Room Glass Shade

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Date

1908-1930

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (14.6 x 14 cm)

Accession Number

2009.201.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

This glass shade adorned the lighting fixtures in the Cannon Caucus Room, the most ornately decorated space in the 1908 House Office Building. The sandblasted design includes several motifs seen throughout the Capitol. The Liberty cap, surrounded by a laurel wreath, floats above a spread eagle and the motto “E Pluribus Unum.” This grouping is linked by decorative elements to Roman fasces and the head of an American Indian, symbolizing authority and North America, respectively.

Rights and Reproduction Information

Objects

Statuary in House Basement
Statuary in House Basement

Exhibitions & Publications

How a Building Changed the House: Cannon House Office Building
How a Building Changed the House: Cannon House Office Building
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov