Lamp, Oil
- Object Name:
- Lamp, Oil
- Object ID:
- 1941.001.60.1
- Creator:
- Boston & Sandwich Glass Co
Glassmaker - Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, MA
- Date:
- 1830-1840
- Description:
- Oil lamp, glass and metal, one of a pair. All glass with pewter top. Hollow base, hexagonal with concave sides. Tall shaped post. Font pressed in "Gothic Window" pattern. Rounded shoulders with double whale oil burners made of pewter. Font is made with a three-part mold that is joined to the two-part mold base at a hot-glass joint. Sides of hexagonal base and font are out of alignment with each other by about 15 degrees. Vertical axis of font is slightly askew.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Pewter - Dimensions:
- H-11.6 W-4.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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