lamp

Object NameLamp

Maker Union Glass Works (1826-1842)

Maker Pittsburgh Glass Works (f. 1883)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1825-1840

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh

Size(A) H: 28.5 cm, D(base): 10.2 cm x 10 cm; (B) H: 28.5 cm, D(base): 10.2 cm x 10 cm

Accession Number71.4.81 A

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass and metal; blown, pressed and cut, metal collar at top. Blown conical font cut with arches, fans and diamonds above vertical flutes; attached by a wide-bladed knop to a hollow spherical section cut with a row of punties; attached by a similar knop to a square pressed hollow standard. Has four knob feet under base.
Provenance

Source Albany Institute of History and Art - 1971-07-13

Former Collection Laura M. F. Tillson Vail
Laura M. F. Tillson Vail (granddaughter of Richard Synar, a glassmaker in Kensington, Philadelphia from 1826-1936) donated these objects to the Albany Institute of History and Art