Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Luce Center
Wick pick
Object Number:
1943.54ab
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Ivory, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 12.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Baluster- shaped pickwick with tapered turned upper as handle fitted with a steel rod with flattened end which fits into more bulbous turned lower attached to a wide, round base.
Gallery Label:
Wick picks were used to pull the wick out of oil lamps.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainslie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
