Abigail Adams Hurricane Lamp

Abigail Adams Hurricane Lamp

$295.00

In 1762, John Adams (who would become the second President of the United States) began to court a petite, shy 17-year-old brunette who was forever bent over some book. He was surprised to learn that Abigail Smith knew so much about poetry, philosophy and politics, considered inappropriate reading for a woman at the time. Abigail Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during sessions of the Continental Congress. By the light of a hurricane lamp in their Braintree, Massachusetts, home, Abigail wrote over 100 letters that have become invaluable eyewitness accounts of the Revolutionary War home front.

In 1930, Quoizel's founder, Michael Chaikin began making and selling table lamps at a shop on Manhattan's 25th Street. He called the company Quoizel Lighting, a name suggested by a friend interested in astrology for the conjunction of several planets at the time of the company's birth. His first lamp were hurricane-style lamps, inspired by the story of Abigail Adams.

Original hurricane lamps, which used either a candle or wicked oil to generate light, were designed with a glass chimney to protect the source of the flame from drafts or winds. While the modern electric version no longer need the protection of the chimney, the Abigail Adams Lamp retains the historic hurricane lamp's original design. This piece features a blown glass shade, as well as a lighted base. The white glass is embellished with a soft blue floral pattern, and the intricate metal base is finished in an antique brass patina. This is an heirloom piece to be passed down for generations. (Measures: 28-inches H; 14-inches D).

Abigail Adams Hurricane Lamp
Item #AAL221

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