Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
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