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kerosene lamp

Object NameKerosene Boudoir Lamp with Delft Decoration

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Brass

Date1895-1900

Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford

TechniqueMold-blown, enameled, assembled

SizeOverall H: 21.4 cm, Diam (max): 9.9 cm

Accession Number2011.4.157

Credit LineGift of Dorothy-Lee Jones

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

Even after the introduction of electricity, kerosene lamps continued to be used in many homes.

Physical DescriptionWhite glass; mold-blown, enameled and assembled with brass fittings. Faceted body of lamp has wide rounded body which tapers to top and is decorated around foot with floral pattern and around body with an image of a wind-mill landscape in blue and gray. Topped with burner and shade assembly. b) Faceted shade is decorated with wind-mill and sail boats in blue and gray. Inscription (stamped) DELFT. On bottom
Provenance

Source Dorothy Lee Jones (American, 1927-2022) - 2011-12-07