Lamp
Lamp
ManufacturerProbably
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
(American, 1826-1888)
ManufacturerProbably
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818-1888)
Date1830-1845
DimensionsH: 9 7/16 in. (24.0 cm); Base W: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
MediumColorless glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number
1966.12
Not on View
DescriptionBulb font blown and finished by tooling. Joined by a multiribbed knop to the base. Base pressed in the same mold and in the same manner as 1966.10. Rough pontil mark on edges of hollow upper-center section. Font cut with geometric motifs. Brass collar machined and threaded.
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. 337, no. 424.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Early American Pressed Glass, January 28-March 6, 1966 (no catalog).
1835-1845
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