Object Number 1961.1412.001

Object Name

Lamp (Argand lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Matthew Boulton (Manufacturer and seller)
1728-1809

Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Design inspiration)
1750-1803

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1796

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Base, exterior side; Starburst shape, stamped incuse

Materials

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

Dimensions (inches)

21.063 (H) , 9.252 (L) , 7.087 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.5 (H) , 23.5 (L) , 18 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• See similar lamp on p. 149.
[Book] Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Lamps, pp. 315-17.