Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.12478
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; bell-shaped font with pressed pattern of concave circles and stars with capped handle with hexagonal profile; threaded brass collar.
Gallery Label:
These lamps are known as hand lamps or night lights. According to the accession records, this is a camphene lamp that burned a fluid made from a distillate of camphor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
