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Object NameLamp
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown font, blown stem, pressed base
SizeH: 26.7 cm, D (base): 11 cm
Accession Number72.4.40
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, mold-blown font, pressed base. Trumpet shape font with molded flutes on lower half; attached by triple merese to spherical blown stem; attached by triple merese to hollow stepped pressed base formed of one row of vertical fluting and two rows of rosettes ending in circular scalloped ring.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
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