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American, United States of America

Astral Lamp, ca. 1850

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Astral Lamp

Year

ca. 1850

Medium

Gilt brass or bronze, cut and etched glass

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze,
  • glass

Dimensions

Base width: 64.8 x 19.7 cm (25 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches)

Place

United States of America

Type

  • Lighting Devices

Credit

Gift of Caroline Flanders

Object Number

82.304.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Astral Lamp with the accession number of 82.304.1. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request.

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