Collection Highlights
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14 x 7 cm )
Description
Small pewter whale oil lamp with baluster shaped shaft and single wick.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1920.43
Gallery Label
This lamp is sometimes called the "Sparkling" lamp.
Provenance
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
