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lamp

Object NameLamp
Made FromLead glass, pewter
Dateabout 1840-1860
Techniquepressed
SizeH: 25.9 cm, W (base): 7.3 cm x 7.5 cm
Accession Number72.4.78
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States
Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; pressed; pewter. Double pewter whale oil screw-in burner with pewter collar attached to top of inverted baluster-shape font with four arches around sides; attached by wafer to pressed paneled stem and square hollow base with pressed grooves on inside of base.
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