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lamp

Object NameLamp
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1813-1830
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 17.7 cm; Base Diam: 11.2 cm
Accession Number72.4.50
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, lead and cobalt blue glasses; blown. Flattened spherical font of cobalt blue glass; attached to button-knop stem of colorless glass; above high domed foot of blue glass, turning up to form saucer around base; rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
Transcendence
Karina Malling
2016
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