Pair of Lamps, Burning-Fluid
Manufacturer: Possibly Phoenix Glass Works (American, 1819 or 1820-1870)
Manufacturer: Possibly Union Flint Glass Works (American, 1826-1844)
Date: 1835-1840
Dimensions:
H (with burner): 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.); H (without burner): 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.); Base W: 10.0 cm (3 15/16 in.); Base Diag: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1967.97A-B
DescriptionFont and standard blown and finished by tooling, then joined by two wafers and a bladed knop. Joined to a short spherical standard. Joined by a wafer to a two-step octagonal cushion above the base. Standard and base pressed in the same mold and by the same plunger, modified, as 1965.20. Slightly rough pontil mark on undersurface of perimeter of base. Brass collar machined and threaded, with brass double-wick burner for burning fluid.
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