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Lamp

Place of OriginProbably New England

Date1830-1845

DimensionsH 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); W base 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.33

Not on View

DescriptionFont and inverted baluster stem blown and finished by tooling, then joined by a triple knop. Joined by the same form of knop to the standard and base. Standard and base pressed in the same mold and in the same manner as 1965.31. Rough pontil mark on interior at bottom of standard. Font decorated with unpolished stone-wheel engraving of a meandering chain of circles and four stylized leaf sprays. Pewter collar machined and threaded.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., "New Discoveries in American Glass, 1760-1930," Antiques, vol. 144, December 1993, pp. 808-817, repr. p. 810, pl. VII, right; p. 814.

Wilson, 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. 331, no. 408, colorpl. 408, p. 250.