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

View of two of the hanging cylinder lamps from the Municipal Pool Building. They both had significant breakage along the top of the fixtures. The breakage was repaired at an unknown time period, using an unknown glue that did not match the original colors.
Two cylinder lamps made by Beaumont Mood for the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. They were removed and placed in storage after the building was renovated in the 1990s. This picture was taken before they were cleaned in 2022-2023.

This is another close-up photo from a different Beaumont Mood flush-mount light fixture that hung at the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. It also has geometric patterns and bands of a glossy aqua, orange, medium blue, and elephant gray.
Bands of blue, orange, and cream can be seen on this pottery lamp. The photo was taken just after being cleaned by library staff.

This lamp originally hung on the interior wall of the Denton Municipal Pool. It was removed along with all the…

Mood planter style #2
These Beaumont Mood planters were retrieved from a city storage unit and taken to the Denton Public Library's Special Collections department to be cleaned.

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…

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…

Ten 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…

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…

Ten flush-mounted terracotta light fixtures line the underside of the covered breezeway in front of the Emily Fowler Library.

They were made by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Company, Inc. of San Antonio, Texas.

The prefabricated terracotta…

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

Beaumont Mood pottery urn.
Another pottery urn made by 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…

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…

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…

White pendant lamp.
This matte white pendant lamp has 7 bands with various patterns, including an atomic starburst and an oval seamless pattern.

This pendant lamp lives in the manager's office at the South Branch Library. It is a replica of the ones hanging in the…

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…
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