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Lamp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black glass lamp with a rounded top and a short cylindrical opening at the top. The glass is molded into a decorative shape with vertical ridges. The base of the glass sits on a short, wide stem with stacked concave and convex rings. The stem sits on a hexagonal base. The entire object is black. The background is light grey.

Artwork details

Date:
1850–75
Medium:
Free-blown molded green glass, metal
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
334 × 625 px
Museum record:
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