Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp
Date
1847-1860
Medium
Glass and metal
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 3 x 3 in. ( 25.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Green pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed conical font impressed with six vertical rows of 3 block and circular printie patterns with flattened knop joined by wafer to octagonal baluster on square plinth; pewter threaded collar with pewter and tin flared double wick holder that does not fit and is probably not original.
Object Number
INV.3773
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, this method 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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
