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On Display: House - Portsmouth Room
Obelisk
1830-1860
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1964.1115
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1115
Object Name
Obelisk
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1830-1860
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Cut
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.402 (H) x 2.087 (W) x 2.146 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.8 (H) x 5.3 (W) x 5.45 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1999 The Glass Industry in Sandwich. 5.
• Similarly modeled Boston and Sandwich Glass Company "cut column" thermometer: no. 5173. Only the column or obelisk was manufactured at Sandwich, the thermometer's glass tube and paper backing were purchased from an outside source