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Object NameLamp
Maker Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825-1888)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateprobably 1830-1839
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Sandwich
TechniqueBlown-three-mold, tooled, pressed
SizeOverall H (with burner) 21 cm; Lamp H: 20 cm
Accession Number50.4.166
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLamp. Lead glass, colorless; combination of blown-three-mold, tooled, and pressed parts; blown-three-mold font in baroque pattern GV-18--double horn of-plenty--, conical form with short sheared neck, straight sides tapering sharply from sloping shoulder to ringed ball knop above swirl-ribbed knop, pressed octagonal cone base with galleried rim and design of acanthus leaves on stippled background on under side; fitted with two-wick tin and cork burner.
Provenance
Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31

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