lamp
Object NameLamp
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniqueBlown, mold-blown, cut and pressed
SizeH (with chimney): 43.2 cm, (without): 31 cm, D (base): 11 cm, H (chimney): 13 cm
Accession Number66.4.39
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of American Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, mold-blown, cut and pressed; metal. (a) Bulbous chimney, blown and roughly ground to an opaque matte finish; lamp with metal perforated collar for chimney; trumpet-shape font with molded flutes on lower half; attached by triple merese to spherical blown stem; attached by triple merese to hollow stepped pressed base formed of one row of vertical fluting and two rows of rosettes ending in circular scalloped ring.Provenance
Source
Estate of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
- 1966-02-15
