Lamp, Oil

Object Name:

Lamp, Oil

Object ID:

1969.031.01

Creator:

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company

Place of Origin:

Sandwich, MA

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Fluid-burning lamp, pressed glass with metal. "Horn of Plenty" pattern, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Hexagonal cast glass base with concave surfaces on sides of hexagonal foot. Hexagonal column with ogee curve which is hot-glass joined to a slightly tapering cast-glass cylindrical font. Font has a nine-sided concave, tapered base that flares up and outward to a slightly outward tapering font body with a hemispherical dome top. This is surmounted by brass adapter and two-wick burner unit. Sides of font have diamonds in circles and concave bulls eyes in circles with trailing diamonds. Six stylized "horn of plenty" designs on sides of font. These cast patterns are in two varieties. One has large concave bullseye design with diamond pattern in tapering body. The second has a circular diamond pattern with three decreasing diameter concave bullseyes in the smooth tapering body. Font is made in three-part mold and base is made in two-part mold. Some bubble inclusions in foot. Base has slight reddish tint to glass. Brass adapter fastened to top with plaster. Threaded brass two-wick burner unit. Some wick material hanging in font. Small hole on edge of burner which may have held chain and snuffer caps.

Material:

Glass
Metal

Dimensions:

H-11.7 W-3.6 Dia-3.2 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of the Corning Museum of Glass by exchange