Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp with lid and hook
Object Number:
1920.51ab
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.6 x 5.7 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Brass fat lamp with a cylindrical reservoir with domed lid with finial; conical tube eminates from the front and turns upward with a wick hole at tip; the handle loops up and over the lid with a slot that receives a hook for hanging.
Gallery Label:
The reflector is missing.
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.
