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On Display: House - Winterthur Bedroom
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Thomas Messenger and Sons, Jones, Lows & Ball
1835-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Messenger and Sons (Maker)
Place of Origin
Birmingham; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1985.0095 A- E
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Complete Details
Object Number
1985.0095 A- E
Object Name
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Thomas Messenger and Sons (Maker); Jones, Lows & Ball (Retailer)
Place of Origin
Birmingham; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Object made in Birmingham, England and retailed in Boston, Massachusetts.
Date
1835-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Label on burner
Inscription: "MESSENGER & SONS / LONDON & BIRMINGHAM / MANUFACTURED FOR / JONES, LOWS & BALL / BOSTON" in raised capitals within a rectangular plaque with clipped corners.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
19.764 (H) x 10.866 (W) x 6.024 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
50.2 (H) x 27.6 (W) x 15.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.163, p.254