Hall lamp

Object/Artifact

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Hall lamp

Entry/Object ID

IL 77.1

Description

The hall lamp and smoke glass hangs from a metal chain. The domed smoke glass has a folded edge. The lamp portion tapers from a folded rim at the top to a pointed bottom which is fitted with a brass cylindrical candle socket that terminates in a finial. The cast brass holding ring at the top of the lamp is an ornate swag.

Category

Lighting

Acquisition

Accession

IL 77.1

Source or Donor

Ginsberg & Levy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1790 - 1815

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

36-1/4 in

Width

15-1/4 in

Material

Glass, Brass

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Ginsburg & Levy Inc., New York, NY 9/16/76 $1,875