Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
Pair of Burning-Fluid Lamps

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pair of Burning-Fluid Lamps
Datec. 1850–1860
Probable placeSandwich, Massachusetts, United States
MediumGlass, brass, and pewter
DimensionsEach: 11 × 4 1/2 in. diameter (27.9 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Jack R. McGregor Endowment Fund
Object numberB.2017.8.1,.2
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionDeveloped in the 1830s, burning fluid was a highly volatile mixture that burned brightly with little smoke or odor, but that could pose an explosion hazard. It was superseded by kerosene, which was first derived from coal tar, but ultimately from petroleum, after the middle of the century. This rare pair of lamps is notable for the precision of the glass cutting, which creates interesting optical effects.
Provenance[Skinner, Inc., Boston]; puchased by Kathy and Art Green, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; purchased by Joan E. Kaiser, Sandwich, Massachusetts; consigned to [Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia, "The Joan E. Kaiser Collection of Sandwich and Related Glass," May 20, 2017, lot 32]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
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