Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.553
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass peg oil lamp with spherical font with inturned lip and applied handle crimped at lower terminal attached to solid peg with pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
Peg lamps were designed to fit into a candlestick.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
