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On Display: House - Baltimore Drawing Room
Lamp (Argand lamp)
1790-1810
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Birmingham or Sheffield; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1961.1072 A-C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1072 A-C
Object Name
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Birmingham or Sheffield; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
19.882 (H) x 9.252 (L) x 5.118 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
50.5 (H) x 23.5 (L) x 13 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Similar lamps illustrated on p. 150.Book: Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object: Fig. 448, p. 318.