Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1920.43
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14 x 7 cm )
Description:
Small pewter whale oil lamp with baluster shaped shaft and single wick.
Gallery Label:
This lamp is sometimes called the "Sparkling" lamp.
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.
