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One of a set of three glass and ormulu garniture de cheminée argand lamps with etched glass glo…
Argand Lamp
One of a set of three glass and ormulu garniture de cheminée argand lamps with etched glass glo…
One of a set of three glass and ormulu garniture de cheminée argand lamps with etched glass globes, and rings of crystal prisms.
Argand Lamp, Unknown Maker (American), c. 1820, gilt bronze, brass, and cut glass, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Argand Lamp

Datec. 1820
Mediumgilt bronze, brass, and cut glass
Dimensions23 × 13 × 5 1/2 inches (58.4 × 33 × 14 cm)
MarkingsInscribed: J & I COX NEW YORK
Credit LineGift of Fenton L. B. Brown.
Object number1981.18.1
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextLamps adorned the living spaces of 19th-century homes and allowed for entertainment and other leisure to stretch further into the night. Argand lamps, first patented in 1780 by Swiss physicist and chemist Aimé Argand (1750–1803), became exceedingly popular because of its ability to burn oil brighter than the earlier whale oil lamps and candles. It also burned for longer periods and produced less smoke.
Terms
    One of a set of three glass and ormulu garniture de cheminée argand lamps with etched glass glo…
    Unknown
    c. 1820
    Decanter
    Unknown
    c. 1880
    Vase
    Unknown
    Early 19th Century
    Vase
    Unknown
    Early 19th Century
    Overlay Lamp
    Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
    c. 1865 - 1875
    A bronze argand lamp with two arms and two reproduction frosted chimneys.
    J. & I. Cox
    c. 1825 - 1830
    Tea warmer
    Unknown
    c. 1820