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Lamp (Argand lamp)
1785-1795
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Silverplate on brass
- Brass
- Glass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Silverplated copper (electroplated)
Museum Object Number
1961.1692.002 A- D
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1692.002 A- D
Object Name
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Probably Sheffield or Birmingham, England (Fennimore, 1996, 252).
Date
1785-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "MOV[illegible]" scratched in capitals.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Silverplate on brass
- Brass
- Glass
- Tinned sheet iron
- Silverplated copper (electroplated)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
- Cut
Dimensions (inches)
13.189 (H) x 5.236 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.5 (H) x 13.3 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter is of shade.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.161, p.252.Book: Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Lamps, pp. 315-17.