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Object NameLamp
Maker Phoenix Glass Company
Maker South Boston Glassworks of Thomas Cains
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1825-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown font, pressed base
SizeH: 17.4 cm, W (base): 12.3 cm
Accession Number72.4.31
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
New England Glass Company, 1818-1888
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown font, pressed base. Spherical font with everted collar and horizontal air trap attached by wafer to quatrefoil stepped base with ribbing on underside; with so-called "waterfall" base.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
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