This late 19th-century American pressed glass kerosene lamp features an vibrant aqua blue palette, marrying utility with Victorian decorative charm. The design transitions from a plain, rounded font down a baluster-turned stem, anchoring into a domed base bounded by a scalloped, arched panel foot rim.
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Material & Construction: All-glass molded construction in a vivid light aqua blue color, featuring a plain bulbous reservoir, turned stem, and pressed decorative foot ring.
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Base Architecture: High-domed base featuring molded repeating arch and panel detail finished with a scalloped bottom edge.
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Collar & Fitting: Original threaded brass burner collar set with period plaster cement at the top font aperture; accepts standard period burners.
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Manufacturing Details: Distinct vertical mold lines running through the font, stem, and base, characteristic of 1880s–1900s American Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG) production techniques.
Physical Description
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Form: Stand-style kerosene oil lamp base (font, stem, and footed base).
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Color: Light Aqua / Ice Blue transparent glass.
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Hardware: Threaded brass collar attached to font top.
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Seams: Mold seams visible along opposite vertical sides of font and base.
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Base Details: Hollow domed underside with multi-arched panel exterior pattern and scalloped foot edge.
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Dimensions: Approximately 7.5" H x 3.75" Base Diameter.
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Weight: 1 lb 2.4 oz.
Condition Report
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Structural Integrity: Excellent physical condition with no cracks, major chips, or fractures detected across the glass font, stem, or footed rim.
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Collar & Hardware: Threaded brass collar is intact and securely set with original mounting compound; exhibits natural surface patina, minor oxidation, and light verdigris.
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Surface & Internal Condition: Font retains historic dried oil/kerosene residue along internal lower walls, left uncleaned to preserve original historical state. Glass shows light age-appropriate surface shelf wear underneath base rim.
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