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Oil lamp: twin wick w/caps
Object name
Oil lamp: twin wick w/caps
Date
1855-1865
Medium
Glass, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; hexagonal font with domed top pressed with alternating decoration on panels consisting of a circle and a star within a circle, and a star within an oval; font joined with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard on hexagonal base; brass collar and cap with splayed wick tubes with caps.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley and family