lamp
Object NameLamp
Made FromGlass, brass
Dateabout 1820-1830
Place MadeUnited States, possibly PA, Pittsburgh
Techniqueblown font, cut decoration, pressed base
SizeH: 25.1 cm, W (base): 8.3 cm x 8.5 cm
Accession Number72.4.36
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionSlightly purplish glass; blown font, cut, pressed base; brass. Brass collar attached to top of blown font; cut decoration of diamonds and fans alternating with circles and flutes around font, attached by wafer to straight hollow blown stem with hollow knop in center; attached by wafer to pressed base with three stepped circles ending in square plinth; fluted design underneath; lower edge and bottom ground and polished.Provenance
Source
Preston Bassett
- 1972-03-27
