Skip to Content

Pair of Lamps

A work made of glass.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of glass.

Date:

1835–40

Artist:

Attributed to Union Flint Glass Works
American, founded 1826
Kensington, Pennsylvania

About this artwork

These lamps were made to burn oil. The brass collars allowed wicks and glass shades to be screwed tightly to the tops. The shades fit over the wicks and aided in illuminating a room by diffusing the light of the flame.

Status

On View, Gallery 172

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Union Flint Glass Co.

Title

Pair of Lamps

Place

Philadelphia (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1835–1840

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

Each: 26.7 × 10.8 cm (10 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior acquisitions of the Corning Museum of Glass and Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Reference Number

1995.42.1-2

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/136989/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share