Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miner's safety lamp
Object name
Miner's safety lamp
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Brass, steel, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (24.1 x 8.3 cm)
Description
Type A1 oil safety lamp with glass screen and steel chimney with air inlet holes.
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Ruth S. Susswein and Rita S. Gottesman
Object Number
2010.6.9
Marks
Plaque stamped "PATTERSON LAMPS LTD / 118 / GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE"; Brass base stamped "PATTERSON LAMPS LTD GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE TYPE A1 APPROVED"
Gallery Label
Flame safety or "Davy" lamps, invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1815, helped to prevent explosions caused by flames coming in contact with flammable gases in mines.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
