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lamp

Object NameLamp
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1830-1850
Place MadeUnited States, New England
Techniquepressed and blown
SizeH: 24.6 cm, D(base): 8 cm
Accession Number65.4.40
Credit LineGift of Earl A. Betz
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; pressed and blown. Inverted pear-shape blown font; with collar around opening; attached by a bladed knop to a pressed square base with a circle of everted petals at the base of one font; design of ribbing and dots on underside of base.
Provenance
Source Earl A. Betz
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