lamp
Object NameComet Lamp
Factory
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
(active 1825-1888)
Factory/Alternate
M'Kee Brothers
Made FromLead Glass
Date1860-1875
Place MadeFactory/Alternate
TechniquePressed in two parts
SizeOverall H: 26.25 cm
Accession Number50.4.380 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass, the Mildred C. Howe Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionComet Lamp. Lead glass, colorless; pressed in two parts; cylindrical font having plain dome with short neck fitted with threaded brass collar; straight sides, Horn o'Plenty pattern; on bottom, ten panels tapering to cushion knop, attached by merese to hollow standard with hexagonal pestle stem on hexagonal cusped plinth.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
