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.
On View at the BMA
