Lighter

MakerMade by The Hartford Faience Co. (founded 1895)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by George Douglas Rankin Jr. (American)

Dateabout 1960

MediumMold-formed porcelain with a grey glaze

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (3.2 x 3.8cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Margaret Rankin

Object number1986.160.41

DescriptionShort, round porcelain lighter with an opaque grey glaze, intended to hold a now missing brass lighting mechanism. The holder is a round, hollow, porcelain column with horizontally ribbed sides. The glaze covers about half of the inside of the lighter, revealing the white porcelain below. A circular piece of leather is attached to the bottom of the lighter holder. A few spots of an unknown light brown substance have adhered to the top and inside of the lighter.

NotesHistorical Note: George Douglas Rankin, the donor's father, was the President of the Hartford Faience Company in Hartford, Connecticut.

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