Mosque Lamp
Mosque Lamp
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company, a subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
(American, 1935-1943)
Date1940
DimensionsH: 9 15/32 in. (24.0 cm); Rim Diam: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Base Diam: 4 1/4 in. (10.9 cm)
MediumColorless non-lead glass; Body blown and finished by tooling.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Object number
1951.227
Not on View
DescriptionThick, heavy foot formed from the same gather as the body. Six applied handles. Large, rough waffle pontil mark. Body and neck enameled and gilded with floral and geometric motifs and Arabic script.
Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 812, no. 1385.
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