kerosene lamp

Object NameKerosene Parlor Lamp

Manufacturer T. G. Hawkes & Company (American, 1880-1962)

Made FromLead Glass, Brass

Dateabout 1890-1900

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeOverall H: 90.7 cm; (abc) Lamp Base, Collar, Font H: 62.8 cm; (a) Lamp Base H: 43.9 cm, Diam (max): 18.75 cm; (d) Burner H (with wick): 23 cm, Diam (max): 12 cm; (f) Lamp Shade H: 20.4 cm; Diam (max): 24 cm

Accession Number82.4.9

Credit LineGift of Helen Chambers in memory of Marvin W. Chambers

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass

On ViewCrystal City Gallery

Physical DescriptionKerosene Parlor Lamp. Colorless lead glass; brass; blown and cut. (a) Base: hollow baluster stem, cut with vertical flutes and horizontal lines, dome shape foot, cut with hobstars and fans; (b) collar: doughnut shape, with oval cut facets; (c) font: flattened spherical shape, cut with hobstars, fans and split vesicus; (d) brass burner: double kerosene, burner marked on wick raisers "E.M./DUPLEX/&CO."; (e) chimney: pear-shaped; cut in "Russian", flat pattern of plain buttons and intersecting lines around top edge; (f) shade: spherical shape, cut with hobstars, fans and split vesicus.
Provenance

Source Helen Chambers - 1982-04-08
inherited from an aunt