Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
INV.3980ab
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
on wickholder: "BENSON'S PATENT DEC. 1843"
Description:
Pair of colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb-shaped font cut with six cut flutes attached with three-bladed knop to hexagonal trumpet- shaped base; pewter collar and double wick holder for whale oil with inscription "BENSON'S PATENT DEC 1843".
Gallery Label:
Wick holder Z.471 was found with this lamp, but does not fit, and therefore cannot be original.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
