Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.550
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass lamp with inverted pear-shaped font with vertical lip and applied handle with crimped terminal attached to flat circular base.
Gallery Label:
Sometimes refered to by collectors as sparking lamps, these small lamps were probably used as night lights.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
