Pair of Lamps
Attributed to Union Glass Works (American, active 1826–44)
- Maker
- Attributed to Union Glass Works (American, active 1826–44)
- Date
- 1835–40
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- Each: 26.7 × 10.8 cm (10 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
- Origin
- Kensington
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Accession
- 1995.42.1-2
- Credit line
- 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.
