The image shows a glass lamp with a bulbous body. The lamp is transparent and shiny with a handle on the left side. The handle is C-shaped. The base of the lamp is wide and flat. The base has a decorative edge around it. The lamp has a short stem that connects the base to the bulbous body. The bulbous body tapers in at the top. The top of the lamp is covered with a small metal piece with a wick protruding from it. The background of the image is a plain wall. The surface the lamp is sitting on appears to be a table or shelf. The image is in black and white. It is titled 'Lamp' by an artist.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1827–35
- Medium:
- Lacy pressed glass, tin, cork
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 465 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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