Sylvan

Object Name5-part Night Lamp in "Sylvan" Pattern

Maker Westmoreland Specialty Company

Made Fromglass, brass

Date1890-1910

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown

Size(a-c) H: 21.1 cm; (a) D: 8.8 cm; (b) D: 10.5 cm

Accession Number81.4.91

Credit LineGift in memory of Gertrude Christman Melvin

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque white and colorless glass; mold-blown. (a) Cylindrical font with vertical ribbing around sides and flat base; yellow painted section on top of font; floral spray in a molded panel on each side; (d) brass kerosene burner. (b) Umbrella-type shade with molded ribbing, lower part enameled yellow with floral spray around sides. (c) Colorless chimney.
Provenance

Former Collection Gertrude Christman Melvin

Source Crandall Melvin Jr. (1928-2003)