Kerosene Boudoir Lamp with Delft Decoration

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

Mt. Washington Glass Company, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, New Bedford, MA

Date:

1895-1900

Color

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white

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blow molding

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enameling

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assembling

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glass

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enamel

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brass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 21.4 cm, Diam (max): 9.9 cm

Accession Number:

2011.4.157

Credit Line:

Gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones

Location:

On Display

Description

White glass; mold-blown, enameled and assembled with brass fittings. Faceted body of lamp has wide rounded body which tapers to top and is decorated around foot with floral pattern and around body with an image of a wind-mill landscape in blue and gray. Topped with burner and shade assembly. b) Faceted shade is decorated with wind-mill and sail boats in blue and gray. Inscription (stamped) DELFT. On bottom

Label Text

Even after the introduction of electricity, kerosene lamps continued to be used in many homes.

Provenance

Jones, Dorothy Lee, Source to 2011-12-07

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibitions

Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2011-05-19 through 2011-12-31

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