Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kerosene lamps
Object Number:
1965.543a
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Brass, glass, marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 73.7 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of tall lamps, one red, one green, with three-tiered marble bases with gilded brass borders with eggs and scrolls; red (b) or green (a) cut glass elongated bodies separated from globe shaped kerosene reservoir by brass neck; bell-shaped base of burner at top; lamps elctrified at later date; have detachable stems with three sockets for bulbs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
