A Legacy Illuminated: A New Fulper Vasekraft Lamp on View at MAACM

Now on view at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement is a rare Vasekraft lamp produced by the Fulper Pottery Company. Among the most ambitious achievements in American Arts and Crafts lighting, Fulper’s Vasekraft lamps unite sculptural ceramic form with inset panels of colored glass, creating a seamless integration of structure, surface, and illumination.

This example corresponds to Fulper’s Model No. 28, the Slanting Base Pillared Lamp, produced between 1911 and 1915. Offered in multiple glass-panel configurations, the model reflects Fulper’s innovative practice of pairing standardized forms with varied decorative schemes. The present lamp features a documented geometric glass pattern and a celebrated Yellow and Green Flambé glaze, in which darker green and black tones emerge beneath a yellow overglaze, enhancing the lamp’s faceted body and domed shade. Interior markings, including the FULPER ink stamp and the VASEKRAFT potter-and-wheel trademark, confirm its Vasekraft-period production.

Donated by a private family, this lamp also exemplifies the vital role of charitable art contributions in shaping MAACM’s collection. Such gifts allow the Museum to preserve rare works, expand scholarly understanding, and share exceptional examples of American design with the public—transforming private stewardship into a lasting cultural legacy.