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Object NameLamp
Made FromGlass, Metal, Gilding
Date1850-1870
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueapplied, pressed, assembled
SizeOverall H: 40.1 cm, D: 15.2 cm
Accession Number2009.4.303
Credit LineGift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and translucent white, applied, pressed and assembled with metal fittings. Lamp has four-sided “clam water” colored scalloped base with applied gilding with stepped cylindrical stem with vertical ribs and metal fitting joining colorless font, which is decorated with bulls eye pattern and topped with metal fitting.
Provenance
Source Karl H. Koepke (d. 2009) - 2009-05-26
Source Ann Koepke - 2009-05-26
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