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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Kerosene Lamp
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Kerosene Lamp

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4847
On View
Not on view
DescriptionKerosene lamp of clear amethyst glass. Plated (overlay) cut to clear font on opaque white. Gilded ribbed hollow stem and a square (curved corner) base. Includes a metal wick fixture.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1860-1880s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
1860-1875
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1870
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1860-1880s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1860-1880s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1860-1875