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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp
Date
1850-1865
Medium
Glass and metal
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 27.9 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Opaque blue pressed lead glass oil lamp; hexagonal domed font with molded with circles and oval framed stars ("moon and star" pattern) on baluster stem joined by wafer to base with a hexagonal baluster on flat hexagonal plinth; pewter threaded collar.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.908b
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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
