This antique, sumac pattern plaster fragment was salvaged from the Dana-Thomas House that was designed by famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. It was removed when the house underwent restoration in 1979, when the plasterwork was replaced by a more durable replica. The sumac motif appears throughout the house. Dana-Thomas House (2nd Floor, 301 East Lawrence Avenue, Springfield, IL, built 1902-4). National Heritage Museum (Lexington, MA). In 1902 Wright was commissioned his largest project to date to remodel the large mansion owned by the flamboyant socialite and heiress Susan Lawrence Dana (18621946). This ambitious project was designed in the Prairie School style and included over 450 art glass windows, skylights, door panels, sconces, and light fixtures in the design and even a bowling alley. Dana closed the main house and moved to a smaller cottage on the property in 1928 and it remained closed until Charles C. It now serves as a museum and is considered the best preserved and most complete example of Wright’s Prairie School houses. Width 30 Depth 2.25 Height 24.25 inches. The item “Important Antique Prairie School Frank Lloyd Wright Plaster Frieze Panel 1902″ is in sale since Tuesday, June 16, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Other Architectural Antiques”. The seller is “eronjohnsonantiques” and is located in Denver, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Decade: 1900s
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original