Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
1965.909ab
Date:
1847-1855
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 12 1/2 x 4 1/45 x 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of opaque blue and white pressed lead glass oil lamps; opaque light blue font with domed top and hexagonal ogee-shaped body molded with acanthus leaves on short beaded pedestal joined by wafer to opaque white base with baluster stem molded with acanthus leaves on a square, two-step plinth; brass threaded collar and pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
The dome of the font was formed with the Magoun patent method. Developed by Joseph Magoun of the New England Works in 1847, eliminated mold marks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the body of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.