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Lamp, Oil

Object Name:
Lamp, Oil
Object ID:
1972.509.03
Date:
1830-1850
Description:
Oil lamp, glass and metal. Clear cast glass base and clear cast glass font joined together. Foot of base is round. Shaft of base that supports font has hexagonal column with ogee curves. Tapered cylindrical glass font expands to a shoulder with rounded section leading to neck which is attached to probably pewter adapter with a plaster-like material. Metal adapter has small deep scratch on one side. Prominent mold marks on opposite sides of base. Three mold marks on sides of font.
Material:
Glass
Metal
Dimensions:
H-7.4 Dia-4 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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