Lamp

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Object Name: 
Lamp
Place Made: 
United States, New England
Accession Number: 
68.4.510
Dimensions: 
H: 21.2 cm, D(base): 12.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830-1840
Primary Description: 
Colorless, lead glass; blown and pressed. Spherical font attached by bladed knop to hollow tripodal-shape base with C-scrolls resting on circular base, ribbed underneath.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
Rose, James (1899-1975), Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown and pressed

Publications (2)

Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects (1983) pl. 194; BIB# 22375
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 203, #793; BIB# 30457