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Lamp chimney

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-199488

Description

Tall clear glass lamp chimney. At the base there is a faint green leaf like pattern that has faded. It has a bulbous shape to it. On the top there is an etched crown with it labeled Austria and Cristal underneath the crown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chimneys (lighting device components)
glass (material)
Shade, Smoke

Inscription

"AUSTRIA" (Inside the crown looks frosted)
"CRISTAL" (On the top below the crown looks etched)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 1/2 x 12 1/2 (HxD), 1 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2845

Places

Missouri (United States)
Austria (Phelps county, Missouri) [deserted settlement]

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