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Camphene lamp

American
1835–45
Object Place: New England, United States

Medium/Technique Glass, molded
Dimensions 29.2 cm (11.5 in.)
Credit Line William H. Fenn III Glass Collection
Accession Number1978.737
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionColorless camphen lamp with hexagonal base, hexagonal stem that tapers into flattened hexagonal knop . Front flares out in light bulb shape with loop pattern variant. Pewter and tin mounts. Variant of fig. 1, plate 180, Ruth Webb Lee's sandwich glass