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Lamp, Semiliquid

Object Name:
Lamp, Semiliquid
Object ID:
1965.013.416
Creator:
(Pennsylvania)
Place of Origin:
Pennsylvania
Date:
1700-1800
Description:
Betty Lamp, iron . Heart shaped with projecting triangular section at front. Vertical sides, flat top and bottom. Hinged cover, small scoop-shaped wick holder inside front projection. Curving flat strip of metal attached at center back arches up over body to above junction of body and front projection where a ring attaches the hooked hanging rod and also a light chain to which is fastened a brush and two cleaning rods. No marks.
Material:
Metal
Iron
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
Subjects:
Lamps
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