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Lamp (Oil lamp)
New England Glass Company
1830-1840
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1969.1031
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1031
Object Name
Lamp (Oil lamp)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Interior base
Inscription: "[N.E.G.C.O]/ E.R:S.R."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Glass (lead)
- Brass
Techniques
- Blown
- Pressed
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
11.083 (H) x 3.169 (W) x 3.169 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.15 (H) x 8.05 (W) x 8.05 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 318, pp. 336- 37Book: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• NE Glass company lamps with somewhat similar bases: pp. 201-203, nos. 788-792, white and colorless glass examples, 1830-40Catalogue: Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
• Similar opaque white whale oil lamp for sale on p.6, cat. no. 22.