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Object NameLamp
Made Fromlead glass, white metal
Dateabout 1813-1835
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown font, pressed base
SizeH: 27.8 cm, W: 9.2 cm
Accession Number72.4.28
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown font, pressed base; white metal. Metal collar at opening of spherical blown font, attached by two wafers to a tapering blown stem, attached by two wafers to a square pressed foot with fluting on underside; ground on bottom.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
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