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solar lamp

Object NameSolar Lamp with Forged Maker Mark

Manufacturerpossibly New England Glass Company (1818-1878)

Manufacturerpossibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825-1888)

Made Fromglass, brass, marble

Dateabout 1850-1860; probably 1960-1969 (inscription)

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge

TechniqueBlown, cut, sandblasted

SizeH (with globe): 67.8 cm, D (globe): 24 cm

Accession Number79.4.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionRed and colorless glass, marble, brass; blown and cut. Colorless spherical glass shade cut with a design of circles in ellipses (so-called peapod pattern); brass lard oil burner with center missing; mounted on top of a red overlay glass stem enameled with floral motifs; mounted on a square stepped base of brass and marble with "Thomas Leighton" deeply sandblasted into the marble.
Provenance

Source Stradlings - 1979-02-02

Former Collection Thomas Leighton