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Lamp (Bouillotte)
Baker, Arnold and Company
1871-1878
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Baker, Arnold and Company (Manufacturer and seller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Iron wire
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.0506
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0506
Object Name
Lamp (Bouillotte)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Baker, Arnold and Company (Manufacturer and seller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1871-1878
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Base, lower side
Inscription: "BAKER, ARNOLD, & CO. / PHILADELPHIA" in raised letters within a raised beaded oval.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Iron wire
- Paint
Techniques
- Japanned
Dimensions (inches)
25.984 (H) x 16.732 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66 (H) x 42.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.138, p.228Book: Butler, Joseph T. 1967 Candleholders in America 1650-1900: A Comprehensive Collection of American and European Candle Fixtures Used in America.
• Published: fig. no. 65, p. 93.Article: Fales, Dean A. Jr. 12//1958 Notes on Early American Brass and Copper. Antiques. 74 (5): 534-8.
• Published: p. 537.