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Object Name2-part Night Lamp
Made Fromlead glass, tin, cork
Dateabout 1827-about 1835
Place MadeUnited States, New England
Techniqueblown, pressed
Size(a,b) H: 10.3 cm, L(incl. handle): 7.9 cm, D: 5.9 cm
Accession Number95.4.16
Credit LineGift of James P. Day in memory of Mary Joan Day
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, tin, cork; blown, pressed. Spherical font with applied handle and tin and cork drop burner for whale oil; applied straight stem with one medial button, applied circular pressed foot with rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Source James P. Day
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