Lamp
Allen Porter
1830–38
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification
Lamp
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, in memory of her husband, 1941
Accession Number
41.34.53a, b
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Allen Porter · 1830–1838
**Allen Porter** (active 1830–1838) was an American pewterer based in Westbrook, Maine, known for his skillfully crafted household objects during the early nineteenth century. Little is documented about his early life or formal training. He worked in the tradition of American pewterers who produced functional yet elegantly designed items for domestic use, particularly lamps fueled by whale oil, l...