Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1920.63
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 in. ( 19 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Sheet iron oil lamp; molded saucer base; cylindrical stem and fuel reservoir; circular handle; reflector or lense may have fit into slot along side of reservoir.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
