Pair of Lamps

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Pair of Lamps

ManufacturerPossibly New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Date1847-1855

DimensionsH: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

MediumGlass; pressed, threaded brass collar

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1969.97A-B

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DescriptionAlabaster glass, white font and blue standard and base. Pressed in the same manner as 1968.40, the base in the same mold, but the font in a larger mold bearing the same acanthus pattern, in conjunction with a one-piece cylindrical mold from which the domed top was formed by reheating and tooling by the Magoun patent method. Brass collar machined and threaded, fitted with a brass adapter to mount an electrical fixture.