Lamp
Artist: Joseph Burdakin (American)
Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Date: about 1830-1840
Dimensions:
H: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Base W: 9.6 cm (3 25/32 in.); Base Diag: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass, pressed and cut
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of S. L. Fillebrown
Object number: 1949.21
Label Text:New England Glass Company, East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joseph Burdakin (American, 1813-1891), cutter
LAMP
Colorless glass, pressed and cut, about 1830-40
Gift of S. L. Fillebrown, 1949.21
Joseph Burdakin (American, 1813-1891), cutter
LAMP
Colorless glass, pressed and cut, about 1830-40
Gift of S. L. Fillebrown, 1949.21
DescriptionFont and baluster stem blown and finished by tooling, then joined by a large knop. Joined by a double wafer to the undulating four-stepped square base. Base hand-pressed in a one-piece female mold by a plain male plunger. Font, knop, and stem cut with flutes and diamonds. Rough, solid pontil mark in center of base.
On view