Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Swinging fat lamp, saucer base
Object Number:
1938.13
Date:
1750-1900
Medium:
Iron, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 3/8 in. ( 22.9 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Iron and copper fat lamp with small "swinging" receptacle with flat base mounted between two prongs atop a long, slender post attached with nut and screw to a circular, slightly domed base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
