Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr, Victorious
Date:
Object Number:
PR.052.48
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1933.17ab
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 3 1/8 in. ( 30.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass oil lamp with chimney; conical chimney and spherical font blown in mold with vertical ribs; font joined with wafer to trumpet-shaped, pressed glass base; brass collar, chimney holder, and wick-turning apparatus.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
