Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamp with wick and chimney
Object Number:
1958.82
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 3 in. ( 24.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless, pressed lead glass oil lamp with chimney and shade; cup-shaped chimney pressed with panels of alternating faceted medallions and circles ("daisy and button pattern") and plain; flattened spherical font pressed with eight square panels with abstract stars, separated by plain vertical bands; stand three of same stars; stand and font pressed in single mold; metal apparatus for raising wick and holding shade; shade does not fit lamp, and may not belong.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this lamp belonged to the donor's family, the Millers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
