lamp

Object NameLamp

Made FromLead glass, metal

Dateabout 1825-1840

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueblown font, pressed base

SizeH: 24.4 cm, W (base): 7.7 cm

Accession Number72.4.35

Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown font, pressed base; metal. Spherical blown font with vertical collar around opening; attached by triple wafer to blown hollow inverted baluster shape stem, attached by triple wafer to pressed hollow four-tiered base ending in square plinth; metal wick pick attached by slender chain and wire to projection in the glass at one side of top of stem.
Provenance

Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27