Lamp

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Object Name: 
Lamp
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2006.4.184
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 58 cm, W: 13.7 cm, D: 13.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1860-1870
Credit Line: 
Gift of Ken and Sylvia Lyon
Primary Description: 
Lamp. Opaque light blue glass; gilded, assembled, brass mounts, marble base. Tall lamp with light fixtures at the top, a long gold neck with brass collar that sits atop a light blue body. The body is molded in a square shape with vertical grooves and lines of gilding as well as swirls on the corners. The body sits in an intricate brass mount atop a square marble base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Lyon, Kenneth W., Source
2006-10-23
Lyon, Sylvia Applebee (Mrs. Kenneth), Source
2006-10-23
Color: 
Opaque light blue
Technique: 
assembled, gilded
assembling
Inscription: 
PAT'D. 4-23-13 BENJAMIN 250 W. 250 V.
inscription
: 
Stamped into the metal On both bulb sockets