electric lamp

Object NameLamp with Chimney

Makerprobably Jefferson Glass Company

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1915-1930

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown, acid-etched

Size(a,b) H: 36 cm, D: 26 cm; (a) H: 16.7 cm, D: 26.6 cm; (b) H: 25.2 cm, D(max): 10.3 cm, (rim): 5.1 cm

Accession Number96.4.163

Credit LineGift of Kurt Lang in memory of his father, William Lang

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque "black" probably deep amethyst (a), colorless (b) non-lead glasses; mold-blown, acid-etched. Lamp body is a flattened spheroid with a hole in the top center over which a white-metal collar sits. Into this screws an electric lamp socket and around it is a holder for a chimeny; the flat circular base of the lamp body has three "feet" to hold the lamp off the table and a hole in the center through which the cord comes. The body is covered overall with a floral pattern acid-etched into the surface. (b) Colorless, pear-shaped lamp chimney.
Provenance

Source Kurt Lang