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Unknown Maker, American

Astral Lamp
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Astral Lamp

Year

ca. 1850

Medium

  • Gilt brass or bronze,
  • cut and etched glass

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Gilt brass or bronze,
  • cut and etched glass

Materials

bronze, glass

Geography

Place Made: United States of America

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Caroline Flanders

Object Number

82.304.1

Type

  • Lighting Devices

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Dress, Art, and Society
1750-1890
Sep 13, 1996 – Jan 05, 1997
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, American
Astral Lamp, ca. 1850
Gilt brass or bronze, cut and etched glass
Base width: 64.8 x 19.7 cm (25 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches)
Gift of Caroline Flanders 82.304.1

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