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Lamp, Oil

Object number2024.61.46

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

Artist C. Motley

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumClay; Paint; Ink

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionCeramic oil lamp base, Vollenden Ware pattern. Circular base tapers out then in sharply to create wide squat body, then slopes in towards lip, creating a bell shape. Base has green, brown, and yellow background with yellow and purple poppies. DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 8.563 x 11.188 in. (21.8 x 28.4 cm)
SignedOn body of base is a painted artist's signature in purple paint: "C. MOTLEY.".
InscriptionsOn underside of base is handwritten text in gold paint: "V - 208".
MarksOn underside of base is a circular maker's label with gold printed text: "SYRACUSE CHINA / VITREOUS / O. B. (?) C.".
On underside of base is a rectangular maker's label with black printed text: "VOLLENDEN / PHOENIX / WARE / TRADE / MARK".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass from collector Kathy Hansen. Born on March 23, 1951, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Kathy was the granddaughter of a glassblower who worked at the Phoenix Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A schoolteacher by trade, she became an avid researcher and collector of glass made by Phoenix. A passionate researcher and collector of Phoenix and Consolidated Glass, Kathy was also an active member of the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Collecting Society and a founding member of the Phoenix and Consolidated Glass Collector’s Club. She frequently lectured on and mounted small displays of Phoenix Glass around the region. Her museum collection reflects rare and unusual pieces, many with original and sample labels, and her archives include rare catalogs, postcards, advertisements, photographs, and oral histories with Phoenix company workers. Kathy, also an accomplished pianist, earned a B.S.in Music Education from Duquesne University. She then earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and taught for 28 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Collector Kathleen J. Hansen (1951 - 2024)

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