Lamp (Oil lamp)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    New England Glass Company (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1830-1840

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead); Brass

  • Techniques:

    Blown, Pressed, Gilded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.1031


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.1031

Object Name

Lamp (Oil lamp)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

New England Glass Company (Maker)

Place of Origin

Cambridge, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Interior base; "[N.E.G.C.O]/ E.R:S.R."

Materials

Glass (lead); Brass

Techniques

Blown, Pressed, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

11.083 (H) , 3.169 (L) , 3.169 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.15 (H) , 8.05 (L) , 8.05 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
Published: no. 318, pp. 336- 37
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
NE Glass company lamps with somewhat similar bases: pp. 201-203, nos. 788-792, white and colorless glass examples, 1830-40
[Catalogue] Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
Similar opaque white whale oil lamp for sale on p.6, cat. no. 22.