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

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Two globe-shaped pottery lamps hanging from the front of the Denton City-County Library. One hangs outside from the covered pergola. The other is cream with a possible gray band near the bottom. Both have geometric patterns. Neither of them have been…

Moods at twilight.
These ten wall sconces align the inner courtyard of the west side of city hall.

In February of 2024, all of the sconces were removed for cleaning. Upon closer inspection, we were able to notice that there was a yellowish glaze on the middle of the…

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…

Mood urn
Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood in an office of the Emily Fowler Library. There are other matching urns in a separate cabinet.

This salmon-colored vessel has colors in reddish, elephant blue, and brown with various Greek meander…

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Another pottery urn made my Beaumont Mood. This particular urn is located in the Library Director's office. It is also made from red clay and has a pinkish-hue and a rust-colored glaze; the shape is conical.
The condition: has several cracks…

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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…

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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.

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.…

Cylinder Mood
This style of pottery light had originally hung from the pergola, however, because so many pottery lights around the perimeter were damaged it was removed to replace one of the missing ones.

A cylinder made from white clay, with four bands of…

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These cone-shaped pendant lamps hang on posts that are evenly spaced around the perimeter of the Municipal Swimming Pool.

Pendants running along the east-west corridor.
A row of cone-shaped pendant lamps inside City Hall. All have bisque-fired to Cone 04 and have a band of dark brown matte finish at the top which matches the hardware.

These unique lamps were designed by Martha Mood and fabricated by Beaumont…

Planter height.
A ceramic planter made by Beaumont Mood for the library sits in front of the fireplace of the Emily Fowler Library. This picture was taken during the 1980-81 renovation, just before it reopened. We do not know if it was made for the library's 1968 or…

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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Terracotta pendant lamp with a reddish glaze and bands with various patterns such as fluted lines, seamless ovals, and an atomic starburst. The holes were hand-pierced using a dowel. Measures 24 3/4" x 10 1/2".

It was fashioned by the Beaumont…
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