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Lamp (Argand lamp)
Matthew Boulton, Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury, Francois Pierre Armi Argand
1784-1786
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Matthew Boulton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Birmingham; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Sheet iron
- Iron
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1958.2950
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2950
Object Name
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
Origin Notes
Previously identified as made in Sheffield (per previous cataloguer).
Date
1784-1786
Subject(s)
- Presidential provenance
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Sheet iron
- Iron
- Glass
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
7.047 (H) x 3.74 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.9 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter is of base. Overall height with chimney is 37.0 cm.
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.251Book: 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.