Object Number 1975.0223

Object Name

Lamp (Sinumbra lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation

Creator (Role)

Thomas Messenger and Sons (Maker)
1828

Baldwin Gardiner (Retailer)
As per Belden, Marks of American Silversmiths, p. 182: Baldwin Gardiner is the brother of Sidney Gardiner.

Place of Origin

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1827-1846

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Base, underside, under an iron weight; "MESSENGER & SONS", "BIRMINGHA[ ]", "[ ]BLISHED AS THE", "ACT DIRECTS", around four sides
2. Label; Burner tube; "B.GARDINIER/ N.YORK", stamped

Materials

Brass; Iron; Glass; Gilt

Techniques

Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

27.752 (H) , 11.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

70.49 (H) , 29.21 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.166, p.257