The Grand Chandelier in the New Jersey Assembly Chamber

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T14:18:21Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T14:18:21Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-12
dc.descriptionWhen the General Assembly opened in 1891 it contained one of the most modern and novel inventions in New Jersey; an electric chandelier. Thomas Edison. The Edison Electric Light Company installers the electric lighting system and fixtures.. The lighting chandelier contained 66 light bulbs and weighed approximately 1,240 pounds. It was designed so it could be lowered to the ground floor for maintenance. The masks surrounding the two thick bands on the chandelier are believed to represent Jupiter, the Roman god of thunder, lightning, and rain. Jupiter was also referred to as the god of destiny, justice, virtue, and law.
dc.descriptionOriginal file name The ceiling of the New Jersey General Assembly in The State House 01-05.jpeg
dc.format.extent1455 x 1403
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/139030
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dc.subjectChandelier in Assembly Chamber
dc.subjectNew Jersey Assembly Chambers
dc.subjectNew Jersey State House
dc.subjectNew Jersey State Capital
dc.subjectTrenton
dc.subjectMercer County
dc.subjectThe Delaware Region
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleThe Grand Chandelier in the New Jersey Assembly Chamber

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