Lamp (Argand lamp)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Matthew Boulton (Maker)

    Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury (Manufacturer and seller)

    Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Designer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1784-1786

  • Materials:

    Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Sheet iron; Iron; Glass

  • Techniques:

    Blown

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2950


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.2950

Object Name

Lamp (Argand lamp)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Matthew Boulton (Maker)
1728-1809

Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury (Manufacturer and seller)

Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Designer)
1750-1803

Place of Origin

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Previously identified as made in Sheffield (per previous cataloguer).

Date

1784-1786

Subjects

Presidential provenance

Materials

Fused plate; Silverplate on copper (fused plate); Sheet iron; Iron; Glass

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

7.047 (H) , 3.74 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.9 (H) , 9.5 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base. Overall height with chimney is 37.0 cm.

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.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.

[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.