Lamp, Electric
- Object Name:
- Lamp, Electric
- Object ID:
- 1993.045.01
- Place of Origin:
- Mexico
- Description:
- Lamp. Electrified boudoir oil lamp. Clear pressed glass, hollow body. Design consists of rows of raised squares with circular depressions inside. Body narrows toward base, shape becomes spherical, then hexagonal. Hexagonal base flares out. Metal electrical socket screwed onto top of glass body, stamped "660W / GE / 250V" and "PRESS" near plastic switch. A paper label on the socket reads: "MADE IN MEXICO". General Electric white plastic electrical cord. Socket and cord are modern additions to an older glass oil lamp body.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Plastic - Dimensions:
- H-12.5 Dia-4 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor's mother, Florence Merrill Maynard (1906-1981), did housecleaning for Theresa Coffey Long (wife of Denis Long) of Portsmouth, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane L. Maynard Ward
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