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Object Name2 Lamps

Maker Pittsburgh Glass Works (f. 1883)

Maker Union Glass Works (1826-1842)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1825-1840

Place Madepossibly United States, PA, Philadelphia; possibly United States, PA, Pittsburgh

Techniqueblown, pressed and cut

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number71.4.81

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass and metal; blown, pressed and cut, metal collar at top of A and B. Blown conical font cut with arches, fans and diamonds above vertical flutes; attached by a wide-bladed knop to a hollow spherical section cut with a row of punties; attached by a similar knop to a square pressed hollow standard. A has four knob feet under base.
Provenance

Source Albany Institute of History and Art - 1971-07-13

Former Collection Laura M. F. Tillson Vail
Laura M. F. Tillson Vail (granddaughter of Richard Synar, a glassmaker in Kensington, Philadelphia from 1826-1936) donated these objects to the Albany Institute of History and Art