Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Student lamp
Object Number:
1933.229a-c
Date:
1863-1900
Medium:
Brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 12 x 8 1/4 in. ( 54.6 x 30.5 x 21 cm )
Marks:
molded: in low relief on seal burner: "PATENTED/ MAR. 10. 1863/C. A. KLEEMAN/C.F.A. HINRICHS NEW YORK/SOLE AGENT U.S."
Description:
Brass reading lamp with conical milk glass shade with flaring lip; circular base with central rod; cylindrical kerosene reservoir on side, opposite burner; tube-shaped glass chimney.
Credit Line:
Gift of E. B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
