Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
ca. 1793
1928.18
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brass lamps
Object name
Brass lamps
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Brass, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 52.1 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Set of three brass lamps, with one arm; with an urn atop column, foliate- edged ring around top of urn with two eagles, and lotus finial; holes to hang prisms on urn ring and central foliate ring; frosted glass shades with floral motifs: later cylindrical glass chimneys.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary Clinton Brown, presented in memory of Caroline Hamilton Brown
Object Number
1940.50a-c
Gallery Label
These lamps belonged to the Clinton family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
