Lamp
Artist/Maker
Thompson, John W.
Place Made
Morgantown West Virginia United States of America
Date Made
1814
Medium
earthenware
Dimensions
__10″
Accession Number
5813.86
Description
Unglazed red earthenware fat lamp from the Morgantown Pottery of John W. Thompson. Incised incription”J. W.Thompson 1814”. A smaller example of this form is in the collection of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.
Credit Line
The William C. and Susan S. Mariner Collection
