Lamp
- Object Name:
- Lamp
- Object ID:
- 1936.009.04
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Lamp. Pewter, single lens, whale oil; round, flat-bottomed stepped-up base, baluster stem, round reservoir with flat sides on back and front. Short, vertical wick holders in screw-type disk on top of reservoir. Flat glass bull's eye with convex side and half-round pewter shade above, fits into socket on back of lamp. Marks: "PATENT' stamped on top of shade.
- Material:
- Metal
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally belonged to Mary Gould, great aunt of Helen Francis Hoskins (Mrs. William Horace) Livingston (1851-1928).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Frances Hoskins Livingston
- Subjects:
- Lamps
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