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On Display: House - Wisteria Hall
Lamp (Argand lamp)
1785-1820
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Birmingham or Sheffield; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Silver
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1958.2459 A- G
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.2459 A- G
Object Name
Lamp (Argand lamp)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Birmingham or Sheffield; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1785-1820
Materials
- Fused plate
- Silverplate on copper (fused plate)
- Silver
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
20.472 (H) x 11.811 (W) x 4.528 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
52 (H) x 30 (W) x 11.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Crosskey, Gordon. 2011 Old Sheffield Plate A History of the 18th Century Plated Trade. 454.
• Similar object, pp. 315-16.Book: Wolfe, John J. 1999 Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803.
• Published: p. 147, fig. 10.8