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Argand Lamp

ca. 1835
Not on view
These lamps (see also 2002.391.2a--e) are early examples of the work of Henry N. Hooper and Company, a leading purveyor of lighting fixtures in mid-nineteenth-century Boston. The lamps are rare in retaining their original surface. Their simple, architectural design relates to the abstract classicism of the prevailing "Grecian plain style" in architecture and furniture.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Argand Lamp
  • Maker: Henry N. Hooper and Company (ca. 1831–68)
  • Date: ca. 1835
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Brass and glass
  • Dimensions: Sight: 14 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (36.8 x 14 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Rita Hurson, 2002
  • Object Number: 2002.391.1a–e
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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