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lamp

Object Name2-piece Lamp
Made Fromglass, brass
Dateabout 1845-1865
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepressed
SizeH: 34.7 cm, W (base): 11.1 x 11.2 cm
Accession Number72.4.88
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; pressed; brass. Brass screw-in double fluid burner with caps and brass collar above pressed font with six vertical acanthus leaves around sides; attached by wafer to an eight-sided baluster stem with four acanthus leaves, above square stepped base.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
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