Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1957.127
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Brass oil lamp with saucer base narrow turned shaft with conical reservoir with single wick; saucer has half ring handle with thumbrest.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. E. Lawrence Sampter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
