Lamp, Whale-Oil or Burning-Fluid
Manufacturer: Probably Union Flint Glass Works (American, 1826-1844)
Date: 1835-1844
Dimensions:
H: 10 in. (25.4 cm); Base W: 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm)
Medium: Colorless glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1964.72A
DescriptionFlattened globular font and standard blown and finished by tooling, then joined by double-bladed knop. Joined by a bladed knop to the elaborate base. Stem and base pressed in the same mold and in the same manner as 1964.72B. Font cut with a pattern of four pairs of balloon-like motifs with a stylized palm tree between pairs. Brass collar machined and threaded.
On view