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Object NameLamp
Made Fromlead glass, white metal
Date1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, pressed
SizeOverall H: 12 cm, Diam: 7.4 cm
Accession Number84.4.221
Credit LineGift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown and pressed. Spherical blown font with white metal single wick whale oil burner and cloth wick inside font. Font applied to pressed stem and square three- stepped base ribbed underneath.
Provenance
Former Collection Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Collection
Source Elizabeth Voorhees Webster
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