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Lamp (Argand lamp)
Matthew Boulton, Francois Pierre Armi Argand
1780-1800
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Matthew Boulton (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Pitch
- Glass
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1986.0001.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Orrin Wickersham June in memory of Orrin Wickersham June
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Object Number
1986.0001.001
Object Name
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Matthew Boulton (Design inspiration); Francois Pierre Armi Argand (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Made in Sheffield or Birmingham (per previous cataloguer).
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Pitch
- Glass
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
21.457 (H) x 5.512 (W) x 13.583 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.5 (H) x 14 (W) x 34.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Published: p. 147, fig. no. 10.7Book: Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object: p. 317.