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Lamp, Oil

Object number2024.61.80 a,b

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

Distributor Burley and Company

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paint; Ink; Paper; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionYellow and green milk glass oil lamp base and shade, Vollenden Ware line. Oil lamp base has circular base extends up to create short foot before tapering out to wide squat body, then slopes in to narrow neck. Lower half of base if yellow. Top is dark green with swirling lines extending down from neck. Lamp shade has open circular base tapers out to wide squat body, then slopes in to pointed top, to create teardrop shape. Lower half of shade if yellow. Top is dark green with swirling lines extending down from neck. DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a): 5.125 x 5 in. (13 x 12.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 3.938 x 3.375 in. (10 x 8.6 cm)
Height x Diameter (a,b): 7.625 x 5 in. (19.4 x 12.7 cm)
MarksOn underside of base is a brown printed maker's label: "TRADE MARK / PHOENIX / REGISTERED".
On underside of base is a brown printed maler's label : "MADE / EXPRESSLY FOR / BURLEY & CO.".
On underside of base is a tan circular maker's label with printed red text: "No.".
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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