Gorham Manufacturing Company
Lighter
1880
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
Lighter
1880
Physical Qualities
Patinated copper with applied silver ornaments, 2 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (6.7 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sadie B. Feldman and Rossetta A.F. Glashofer, Baltimore
Object Number
1988.191
Like a tiny version of Aladdin’s lamp, this little teapot-shaped vessel is actually a cigar lighter. Elegant smoking rooms decorated and furnished in Near Eastern style were a popular feature of upscale homes during the Aesthetic Movement. Gorham competed with Tiffany’s and other firms to produce mixed metal objects in the late 19th century.
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