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  • Collection: Beaumont Mood Pottery Light Fixtures, Planters, and Urns

Pool Lamps #1
Twenty-four pendant lamps hang around the perimeter of the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool.

Each of these pottery lamps was fabricated by Beaumont Mood in the basement studio of the home he shared with his wife, Martha Mood, in San Antonio, Texas.…

Wall sconce on west side of the Civic Center
Ceramic light fixtures along the exterior wall of the Denton Civic Center are made from red clay. As they have weathered, they have turned a pinkish-hue. Over the years, some have been broken due to hail or vandalism.

We believe there are…

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This ceramic light fixture shell was fabricated by Beaumont Mood of San Antonio, Texas. It was commissioned by O'Neil Ford in 1968 for the Emily Fowler Central Library. It is 16" x 16" with geometric patterns and blue, brown, and white glaze. It has…

Two Beaumont Mood urns
Two tall cylindrical vessels with geometric patterns in reddish, blue, and brown, made by Beaumont Mood. They reside in a cabinet at the Emily Fowler Central Library. The containers were commissioned by O'Neil Ford as part of the 1968 renovation of…

Pendant lamp on the east end.
A row of pendant lamps hanging at the east end of the lower level of the Emily Fowler Central Library.

Architect O'Neil Ford had originally commissioned three lamps of a different pattern and deeper hue, but two were presumably broken and…

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A sticker on this pottery lamp reads, "Individually handcrafted, 1980 Ceramic Design, San Antonio, Texas 78209." We presume that these were also made by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Company.

This lamp sits atop the paperback shelf in the Emily…

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Ten pendant lamps, made by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Company for the 1980 addition to the Emily Fowler Central Library, can be seen hanging over the atrium area.

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Ten ceramic lamps hang from a dropped ceiling made of wooden sticks. The lamps were glazed elephant blue (see middle picture), a favorite color of O'Neil Ford.

This area was created during the 1968 expansion of the building. The pottery lamps were…

Globe on south pergola
Five ceramic lamps hang from a wooden pergola on the south exterior side of the Emily Fowler Central Library.

The lamps were made by Beaumont Mood and commissioned by architect O'Neil Ford for the library in 1968. The Beaumont Mood Lighting…

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The front desk of the newly renovated Denton City-County Library, c1969. This photo was taken for the City of Denton newsletter.

The expansion was completed and the Library re-opened in 1969. Designed by O'Neil Ford, the library featured stick…
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