Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
1937.1648ab
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
each: 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless blown lead glass oil lamps; spherical font with vertical rim decorated with wheel-engraved band of vines and flowers with solid cylindrical peg with pontil mark; flared metal double wick holder.
Gallery Label:
Peg lamps were intended to fit into candlesticks.
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.
