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Overlay Lamp
Overlay Lamp
Overlay Lamp
Overlay Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., c. 1865 - 1875, blown, overlaid, frosted, and cut glass, marble, gilt and brass, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Overlay Lamp

Maker (American, 1826 - 1888)
Datec. 1865 - 1875
MediumBlown, overlaid, frosted, and cut glass; marble, gilt brass
Dimensions.a-.d - Lamp: approx. 33 × 7 1/2 inches (83.8 × 19.1 cm)
.a - Base: 20 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (52.1 × 15.9 × 15.9 cm)
.b - Globe: 9 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 5 3/8 inches (23.5 × 18.4 × 13.7 cm)
.c - Burner: 2 7/16 × 5 3/8 inches (6.2 × 13.7 cm)
.d - Chimney: 12 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches (31.8 × 6 cm)
MarkingsStamped on the burner dial: PAT. MAR 10/68 & MAY 6/73
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Feld Herzberg.
Object number2021.31.a-.d
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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. The introduction of kerosene in the middle of the century resulted in a rapid transformation of early lighting devices and drove manufacturers like the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (1826–1888) to mass produce a spectrum of elaborate and colored tableware, vases, and lamps such as this one. Due to the larger scale of this lamp, it may have been used on the floor near a piano or as a banqueting lamp on a table in a parlor or library.
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