Metals
Matthew Boulton (Maker)
Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury (Manufacturer and seller)
Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Designer)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1784-1786
Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Sheet iron; Iron; Glass
Blown
1958.2950
Object Number1958.2950 |
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Matthew Boulton (Maker)
1728-1809
Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury (Manufacturer and seller)
Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Designer)
1750-1803
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Previously identified as made in Sheffield (per previous cataloguer).
1784-1786
Presidential provenance
Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Sheet iron; Iron; Glass
Blown
7.047 (H) , 3.74 (Diam)
17.9 (H) , 9.5 (Diam)
Diameter is of base. Overall height with chimney is 37.0 cm.
Text available soon.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.160, p.251
[Book] Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Published: p. 45.
[Book] Cooke, Lawrence S. 1975 Lighting in America: From Colonial Rushlights to Victorian Chandeliers.
• Published: pp. 124-125.
[Article] Gillingham, Harold E. 04//1928 An historic lamp. Antiques. 13 (4): 293-294.
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[Book] Bradbury, Frederick. 1912 History of Old Sheffield Plate.
• See similar lamp on p. 395.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 02//1995 Copper in Early America. Antiques. 6.
• Published: Pl. XII, p. 295.
[Book] Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object: fig. 91, p. 100.