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Lamp, Oil

Object number2024.61.53

Manufacturer Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company (1893 - 1963)

OriginCoraopolis, PA

MediumGlass; Metal

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionFrosted colorless glass and metal oil lamp base. Square base of ornate gold metalwork with images of flowers, leaves, and filigree, which extends upward to a thin circular brass base. Body of lamp is frosted colorless beaded drape glass, which tapers outward towards the shoulder and inward at the neck. Body has beaded stripes extending from the neck to the base, with raised curved lines between them. Metal burner has circular base that extends from the top of the glass body. Base tapers out to create a circular ledge, then tapers in to the wick. A knob extends from beneath the shoulder. Four prongs extends upward from beneath the shoulder. DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 9 x 7.125 in. (22.9 x 18.1 cm)
MarksOn knob on burner is embossed text: "MADE IN / U.S.A. / P. & A. / THOMASTON CONN / DORSETON".
On underside of base is embossed maker's label: "PHOENIX".
On underside of base is impressed text: "888".
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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