Lamp Base

Name/Title

Lamp Base

Entry/Object ID

1985.13.2

Description

Purple slate lamp base painted to look like marble. The top and sides of the lamp base have a marbleized appearance with black as the dominant color, and white and gold swirls creating a decorative pattern. There is a hole located in the center of the lamp base for the lamp hardware to be inserted. The top and sides of the lamp base have a glossy finish.

Context

Manufactured at the Clark and Flanegan's marbleizing mills in Fair Haven, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1985.13

Source or Donor

Prunier, Charles

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Clark and Flanegan's Marbleizing Mills

Date made

1930

Place

Town

Fair Haven

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lamp

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Lighting Devices

Nomenclature Class

Lighting Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

7/8 in

Length

8 in

Material

Slate