Oil lamp

Oil lamp
Object name 
Oil lamp
Date 
1840-1860
Medium 
Glass, metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 28.6 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description 
Purple pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed conical font impressed with six vertical rows of 3 1/2 block and circular printie patterns with hexagonal flattened knop joined by wafer to hexagonal pedestal base; brass threaded collar and screw-on ogee-domed adaptor for electrical socket.
Credit Line 
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich