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Object Name3-part Kerosene Boudoir Lamp with Amsterdam Decoration
Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company
Made FromGlass, Brass, Enamel
Date1895-1900
Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford
TechniqueMold-blown, enameled decoration
SizeOverall H: 29.3 cm, Diam (max): 16.2 cm
Accession Number92.4.11
Credit LineGift of The New Bedford Glass Society
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
Kerosene parlor lamps remained a staple in Mt. Washington’s inventory throughout the 1890s. These lamps were decorated with cut and engraved designs or with fashionable painted patterns.
Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass, multicolored enamel, brass; mold-blown, enameled decoration. Spherical shade with vertical molded panels, completely enameled in yellow except for one white section which has enameled yellow and red multi-petaled flowers. Font is pear-shaped, mold blown with raised scrolls, enameled in yellow with matching flowers in white, "AMSTERDAM/124" on base. Original brass burner has "THE BOUDOIR/ E.M. & CO." on the wick raiser.
Provenance
Source New Bedford Glass Society
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