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Coal Oil Lamp
- Material
- GLASS; METAL/ALLOY-BRASS; METAL/ALLOY-IRON-CAST;
- Description
- A tall lamp with a clear, glass, balaster-shaped chimney. The clear, molded, globe-shaped font has a square-cut pattern around the center, with narrow bands of smooth glass and swirled ribs on either side. The glass has been repaired on one side with a yellow glue. The top and the bottom of the fon…
- Category
- FURNISHINGS
- Sub-Category
- LIGHTING DEVICE
- Description
- A tall lamp with a clear, glass, balaster-shaped chimney. The clear, molded, globe-shaped font has a square-cut pattern around the center, with narrow bands of smooth glass and swirled ribs on either side. The glass has been repaired on one side with a yellow glue. The top and the bottom of the font are flattened. At the center of the top is a smooth, brass collar around the opening for the screw-on burner. There are screw threads on the inside of the collar, and the burner has a thick, wide wick. A small, brass pedestal connects the font and the metal stem. The hollow, conical stem has been painted a variety of colors. It has a pinkish background, with splashes of yellow and dark blue running down from the top. A leaf and flower design is faintly visible in places. There is also a squat brass pedestal at the center of the dark brown, square, two-step metal base.
- Material
- GLASS; METAL/ALLOY-BRASS; METAL/ALLOY-IRON-CAST;
- Height
- 52.5
- Diameter
- Outside: 15
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Accession No.
- 1971.2.6 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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