Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.12557
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Miniature colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb shaped font with vertical lip and band of cut flutes at shoulder and base joined with a wafer to a square domed (lemon-squeezer) base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
