Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.543a
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 23.5 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; cylindrical font with wide vertical ribs alternating with half-ovals connecting to upper and lower rims; hexagonal base and conical stem with incurving sides; brass collar.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
