Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Glass, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb-shaped font joined by a multi-ribbed knop to a short cylindrical stem on a four-tiered base with scalloped tiers and bullet shapes at top; pontil; brass collar at opening.
Object Number
INV.11872
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