Russian

Object NameLamp in "Russian" Pattern

Manufacturer(metal mounts) probably Pairpoint Manufacturing Co.

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company

Made FromGlass, Silver, Metal

Date1880-1900

Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeOverall H: 52.8 cm, W: 29.1 cm, Diam (max): 20.4 cm

Accession Number2004.4.57

Credit LineGift in part of Bill Johns

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This pattern may have been designed by T. G. Hawkes and Company of Corning, but it was never patented. It is not surprising, then, that Mt. Washington (and other firms) produced the “Russian” pattern, since it appears to have been very popular.

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, heavily cut; silver metal; assembled. Lamp cut in the Russian pattern with a circular shade atop a silver burner atop a square cut glass base. A chimney sits in the burner and the entire lamp sits in a double handled silver mount. Base a) glass, square with spreading sides, all 4 cut in Russian pattern, sunburst cut on square base. d) silver-plated metal font, cube shaped with honeycomb pattern tops soldered to remains of kerosene burner with 2 knobs for wick raisers, both marked "DUPLEX," remains of electrical fitting inside. b) spherical glass shade also cut in Russian pattern. c) plain blown chimney. e) square silver-plated stand for base has square receptical and 4 feet as well as 2 handles. Marked on base: "PAIRPINT MF'G CO P QUADRUPLE / PLATE 3005"
Provenance

Source Bill Johns - 2004-08-12

Former Collection Antique Warehouse Mall - 2004-08-06