GI-7, type 2 - Font

Object NameLamp

Made Fromlead glass, brass

Dateabout 1825-1845

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, pressed

SizeH: 24 cm, D(base): 11.6 cm

Accession Number72.4.89

Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; mold-blown, pressed; brass. Inverted pear-shaped font with vertical ribbing; brass fluid-burning burner and collar; nineteen molded vertical ribs from collar to base of font (McKearin's BTM pattern GI-7, type 2); annulated knop applied at base of font; applied pressed triangular foot with shell decoration on each side; hollow underneath with interior ribbing and pontil mark; base rough ground.
Provenance

Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27