Collection Highlights
Salver
1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp: twin wick w/caps
Object name
Oil lamp: twin wick w/caps
Date
1857-1870
Medium
Glass, pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 4 in. ( 27.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; flaring cup-shaped font with domed top; pressed decoration on font consists of six lotus leaves around bottom and scalloped band beneath dome; font joined by wafer to hexagonal baluster standard and hexagonal base; pewter collar and cover with splayed wick tubes and caps.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley
Object Number
1957.166b
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.
