Lamp
Maker
Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company
(American, active Meriden, Connecticut, 1875 - 1940)
Date1885
MediumCopper, brass, silver plate, glass
DimensionsOverall: 18 3/4 x 11in. (47.6 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, by Exchange in Part with Funds from Mrs. Morgan Fisher and Mrs. George Harder
Object number2002.22
DescriptionOil lamp with bulbous-shaped body with claw and ball feet. Lamp body with hammered pattern and applied cast floral leaf and flower ornament (a). 2 twig and leaf motif handles. Globe with painted Gold and black flowers (b). Oil Resevoir (c)On View
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Label TextWith the emerging importance of kerosene lighting in the 1860s, Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing emphasized oil-lamp production, as is evident in the firm's numerous patents, advertisements, and catalogues. An 1885 catalogue illustrates the variety of forms available to consumers, ranging from cylindrical lamps with Japanese-inspired pierced ornamentation to lamps with ceramic bodies to ones with metal bodies, hammered surfaces, and applied three-dimensional twigs.
This lamp, model number 5723 in an 1885 Bradley & Hubbard catalogue, sold for thirty dollars and was listed as "hammered," although its surface pattern was machine-generated. It was offered in several finishes including "old silver" and "XX gold." The lamp appears to have retained its original finish.
For the Bradley & Hubbard essay, please see table 96.6
