Puffy Rose Lamp

DateCirca 1894-1910

MediumGLASS, bronze

Dimensions7 in. (17.8 cm)

Donor credit lineNew Bedford Glass Museum Collection Transfer

Object number1992.100.320

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Descriptiona) Lamp shade: mold-blown glass, acidized exterior surface; reverse-painted interior with enamelled roses in reds and greens; etched on inside of lower rim: "John Drobyski." (prob. owner, not maker or decorator)
b) Lamp base: bronze base w/embossed peony design, 4 feet, marked w/Pairpoint logo.
NOTE: the shade and base were not originally part of the same object (see Previous# and Provenance Narrative fields).ProvenanceNBGM purchased shade from unknown vendor; base given to NBGM by Dr. & Mrs. Paul Magnuson, West Falmouth, MA.

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