2016.316: Overlay Lamp

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2016.316

People

Manufactured by Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, American (1826 - 1888)

Title

Overlay Lamp

Classification

Lighting Devices

Work Type

lighting device

Date

c. 1865-1875

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/357306

Location

Location

Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850

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Physical Descriptions

Medium

Glass, gilt brass, bronze, and marble

Dimensions

overall: 72.5 cm (28 9/16 in.)
base: 27.5 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (10 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
tank: 17.4 × 17.8 cm (6 7/8 × 7 in.)
burner: 5 × 13.8 cm (1 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
chimney: 29 × 5 cm (11 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
shade: 24.5 × 15 cm (9 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• manufacturer's mark: dial on burner: P & A. MFG. CO. WATERBURY CONN. [around dial] MADE IN U.S.A. [center of dial]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld

Accession Year

2016

Object Number

2016.316

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Sapphire Blue Cut to Opaque White Cut to Clear

Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

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