chimney

Object NameLamp Chimney with Original Box

MakerPossibly George A. Macbeth Company, Pittsburgh

MakerPossibly George A. Macbeth Company, Elmwood

Made FromLead (Pearl) Glass ; Cardboard

Dateabout 1897

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh

TechniqueMold-blown, by hand, engraved

SizeChimney: H: 19.1 cm; Diam: 3.5 cm

Accession Number98.4.297

Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass (Pearl Glass); tan, navy print cardboard; mold-blown, by hand; engraved; a) cylindrical shaped chimney; top rim rounded and smooth; hollow straight body, body pinched in about ¾ of the way down from the rim, body of greater diameter below pinch, old catalog number "74.429" written in black ink at bottom, "MACBETH/No 54/PEARL GLASS/MADE IN U.S.A" stamped onto side near bottom; bottom rim flat; b) original box for chimney; rectangular in shape; "MACBETH NO 54/PEARL GLASS/LAMP CHIMNEY" stamped in navy ink on all four long sides of box; four flaps at both ends of box, two outer flaps stamped with navy ink, one flap reads "MACBETH/NO 54," other flap "LAMP/CHIMNEY;" inner flaps plain; piece of curled ribbed cardboard packing inside box, packing the length of the box.
Provenance

Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management