Attributed to Union Glass Works (American, active 1826–44)
Kensington, Philadelphia
Pair of Lamps
INV-1369
Attributed to Union Glass Works (American, active 1826–44)
Kensington, Philadelphia1835–40
furniture accessoryamerican decorative arts
Date
1835–40
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Each: 26.7 × 10.8 cm (10 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Through prior acquisitions of the Corning Museum of Glass and Elizabeth R. Vaughan
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.