Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Whale oil lamp
Object Number:
1896.6
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 14.6 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Small pewter whale oil lamp with baluster-shaped shaft and single wick.
Credit Line:
Gift of Caroline Phelps Stokes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
