0 an electric light supported by a tall pole that is attached to a base that rests on the floor of a room
1 an electric light supported by a tall pole with a base on the floor
A ceiling fixture will supply adequate general lighting, but a baseboard outlet should be available for a short floor lamp or a table lamp for sewing purposes.
A miniature floor lamp about four feet in height with an appropriate shade provides an excellent lamp for reading purposes because it may be placed by the side of a chair or moved about independent of other furniture.
A tall floor lamp often serves for lighting the piano, but small piano lamps may be found which are decorative as well as serviceable in illuminating the music without glare.
If one is to be used there are some very good copies of old Colonial lights and lanterns, but personally I prefer wall brackets and a dignified lamp, or a floor lamp.
It is typically a floor lamp but may be wall-mounted like a sconce.
Although originally intended for use as a stage lamp and patented in 1903, this now-iconic lighting fixture strikes a remarkably contemporary profile and remains immensely popular as a floor lamp.
A lamp cord (also known as a zip cord) is a light-weight, ungrounded, single-insulated two-wire cord used for small loads such as a table or floor lamp.
