Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
INV.3982ab
Date:
1847-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 24.8 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed hexagonal font with molded lyres or harps on the side panels joined by a wafer to hexagonal baluster stem on flat hexagonal plinth; threaded brass collar with tin double wick burner that is not original.
Gallery Label:
The dome of the font was formed with the Magoun patent method. Developed by Joseph Magoun of the New England Works in 1847, eliminated mold marks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the body of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
