Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1937.1522
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp blown in a three-part mold; bell-shaped font with pressed pattern of alternating vertical bands of concave circles and waffle patterns with applied loop handle with crimped end; threaded metal 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.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
