Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 19.7 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass oil lamp with spherical font with hollow glass peg and bobeche; attached hollow dumbell-shaped stem and attached circular base; loop handle with thumb rest with impressed pattern and curled end.
Object Number:
INV.564
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; four plain hearts at center of well with points facing dot at center; plain interior rim (Lee-Rose 479).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.32
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1813-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 5 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass oil lamp with spherical font with vertical lip joined by solid stem with three annular knops to trumpet-shaped base with upturned rim with downward folded edge and pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.3820
Gallery Label:
Known as button stem lamps, these lamps with up-turned base rims (intended to catch dripping oil) were made at the South Boston Flint Glass Works, Phoenix Glass Works, New England Glass Works, and the Boston and Sandwich Glass Works.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
24390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; four plain hearts at center of well with points facing dot at center, on stippled ground; on interior rim, twelve stippled hearts facing center (Lee-Rose 477).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.31
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1813-1830
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 19 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, blown lead glass oil lamp with spherical font joined by solid stem with annular knop between two ball knops to trumpet-shaped base with upturned rim, downward-folded edge, and pontil mark; tin and cork double wick holder.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Harris J. King
Object Number:
1936.2
Gallery Label:
The vertical double wick holder was designed for lamps burning whale oil.
Known as button stem lamps, these lamps with up-turned base rims (intended to catch dripping oil) were made at the South Boston Flint Glass Works, Phoenix Glass Works, New England Glass Works, and the Boston and Sandwich Glass Works.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
24388
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in center of well, four-petaled motif with large stippled diamonds (with plain borders) fitting between petals, on stippled ground; thirteen stippled hearts with points facing center along interior rim (Lee-Rose 465-N).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number:
1971.109w
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24385
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1829-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer with stippled rigging, with inscription in arc over ship and initials in flag at left; eagle at top, with pattern of anchors, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground, along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 619).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.417a
Marks:
pressed: in well, top: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
pressed: in well: "BF"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1829-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer (the Benjamin Franklin) with stippled rigging, with inscription in arc over ship and initials in flag at left; eagle at top, with pattern of anchors, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground, along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 619).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.417b
Marks:
pressed: in well, top: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
pressed: in well: "BF"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cruet
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cruet blown in a full-sized three-part mold (McKearin GI-7 Type 2) with tapered cylindrical neck with flanged folded-in lip, barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with bulbous ring at shoulders and 36 vertical ribs, and flat base with pontil mark; mold seam twisted on neck of cruet.
Object Number:
INV.544
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; twelve-sided form with plain edge; in center of well, four-petaled motif with large stippled diamonds (with plain borders) fitting between petals, on stippled ground; thirteen stippled hearts with points facing center along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 476).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.42
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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