Lighting DevicesAmerican19th century
Overlay Lamp
c. 1865-1875
Artists
Boston and Sandwich Glass CompanyManufacturer
Description
Sapphire Blue Cut to Opaque White Cut to Clear
Dimensions
overall: 72.5 cm (28 9/16 in.) base: 27.5 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (10 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.) tank: 17.4 × 17.8 cm (6 7/8 × 7 in.) burner: 5 × 13.8 cm (1 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.) chimney: 29 × 5 cm (11 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.) shade: 24.5 × 15 cm (9 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016
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