Object Number 1958.2459 A- G

Object Name

Lamp (Argand lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Birmingham or Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1820

Materials

Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Silver; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

20.472 (H) , 11.811 (W) , 4.528 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52 (H) , 30 (W) , 11.5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object, pp. 315-16.
[Book] Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Published: p. 147, fig. 10.8