Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Open lamp
Object Number:
1896.21
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Oil lamp with cast, open rounded base with shallow walls and rounded lip across from which is attached a wrought, arched armature with pierced shield-shape terminus with three small crosses, connected to a short chain with large hook and acorn-shaped terminus.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
