Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.4013
Date:
1830-1835
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb-shaped font decorated with unpolished stone-wheel engraving of vine and grapes joined with an annulated knop to base consisting of a circular trumpet-shaped stem with interior vertical ribbing to quatrefoil flat base; pewter collar and pontil mark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
