Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.563
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass oil lamp with spherical font with hollow peg connecting to bobeche; attached hollow dumbell-shaped stem joined to circular base; loop handle with thumb rest impressed with pattern and curled end.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
