Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
INV.3984ab
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
overall: 9 7/8 x 4 in.
Description:
Pair of colorless pressed lead glass oil lamps; font has domed top above tapering cylinder with pressed diamond pattern; font is joined with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard mounted on hexagonal base with incurving sides.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
