Object Number 1959.0602 A- F

Object Name

Lamp (Argand lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Matthew Boulton (Possible maker)
1728-1809

Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Design inspiration)
1750-1803

Place of Origin

Birmingham or Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1790-1820

Materials

Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Tinned sheet iron

Dimensions (inches)

20.866 (H) , 13.386 (L) , 4.921 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53 (H) , 34 (L) , 12.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Similar object: p. 149, fig. 10.11 and p. 145.
[Book] Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object: p. 317.