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kerosene lamp

Object NameKerosene Lamp

Made FromLead Glass, Brass, Marble

Date1857-1865

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueBlown and engraved

SizeOverall H: 43.8 cm, Diam (max): 10.8 cm

Accession Number2004.4.38

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Gertrude Christman Melvin Endowment

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, cut; brass; tooled, assembled. Lamp has a square marble base with a tooled cylindrical brass stem that supports a flattened circular cut glass font topped with a brass collar, burner and colorless chimney.
Provenance

Source Green Valley Auction - 2004-05-06

Former Collection Herbert A. Leflet Jr.