Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1943.222
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 28.6 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Purple, lead glass; pressed. Oil lamp; domed conical font impressed with six vertical rows of 3 1/2 block and circular printie patterns with hexagonal flattened knop joined by wafer to hexagonal pedestal base; brass threaded collar and screw-on ogee-domed adaptor for electrical socket.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
