Collection Highlights
The Daughters of Heber Reginald Bishop (Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, and Edith)
ca. 1895
1905.22
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp e/electric cord
Object name
Oil lamp e/electric cord
Date
1847-1870
Medium
Glass, brass, marble
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Oil lamp with pressed glass font, cast brass standard, and square marble base; spherical font has vertical ribs and is encircled by vine with leaves and flowers; standard has domed base and annular knop in center.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.925b
Gallery Label
The domed top of this lamp's font was formed by using the Magoun Patent method. This method, invented by Joseph Magoun of the New England Glass Company in 1847, eliminated moldmarks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the sides of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.