Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.6355
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; bell-shaped font with applied loop handle with crimped end; threaded brass collar and single wick holder.
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.
