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Lamp UniverseVIS-0201 · object-centered studioSource concept

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Sources & Evidence

The evidence ledger states what each source supports and what this candidate does with media rights. It also preserves the blank source-description boundary for VIS-0201.

Evidence ledger
Canonical source truth: VIS-0201 supplied the exact title “Lamp,” collection/section metadata, tags and rights-review flag, but its source description is blank. Everything beyond that source metadata in this universe is newly authored expansion.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Candlestand (one of a pair)

Supports
Pre-Argand domestic candle-lighting context and the Met’s statement that the Argand oil lamp was introduced in 1784.
Rights
Reference link only; no collection image reused.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Argand Lamp, British, 1800–1815

Supports
A documented Argand lamp object, date range and materials: Sheffield plate, earthenware and glass.
Rights
Met record notes Open Access resources; this universe reuses no image.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sinumbra Lamp, ca. 1830

Supports
Sinumbra as an Argand-related lighting innovation intended to reduce shadow on the surface below; object context and materials.
Rights
Reference link only; no collection image reused.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

Smithsonian Institution / National Museum of American History

Edison “New Year’s Eve” Demonstration Lamp

Supports
Public demonstration of Edison’s lighting system on December 31, 1879 and the lamp’s demonstration context.
Rights
Reference link only; no media reused.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

U.S. National Park Service

Edison Biography — Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Supports
Edison did not invent electric lighting from nothing; the Menlo Park work developed a practical incandescent lighting system and public demonstration in 1879.
Rights
Reference link only.
Status
government_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

Victoria and Albert Museum

Domestic life in a Modern world

Supports
Selected design milestones including Wagenfeld’s 1924 table lamp, Henningsen’s 1927 PH lamp and Christian Dell’s 1929 Type K desk lamp.
Rights
Reference link only; no V&A image reused.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

Victoria and Albert Museum

An A–Z of metalwork — Anglepoise Lamp

Supports
George Carwardine’s spring-balanced lighting mechanism, 1932 development context and Model 1227 launch in 1935.
Rights
Reference link only; no V&A image reused.
Status
institutional_source
Link
Open institutional source ↗

Source access date for this candidate: September 15, 2026. External records can change; object pages should be rechecked before a future production fact refresh.

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