lamp
Object NameLamp
Maker
South Boston Glassworks of Thomas Cains
Made FromLead Glass
Date1813-1830
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, pressed
SizeOverall H: 27.4 cm, Diam: 9.5 cm
Accession Number84.4.69
Credit LineGift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pressed. Spherical font with horizontal air trap at "equator" attached to a hollow hour-glass like stem with a wide flat ring around upper portion and a band of nipped chain decoration around lower; attached to square pressed "lemon squeezer" base with 27 pointed flutes underneath and pontil mark in center.Provenance
Former Collection
Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Collection
Source
Elizabeth Voorhees Webster
