Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
1953.691
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 10.8 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; bell-shaped font with molded vertical bands of diagonal ribs applied loop handle with crimped end; threaded brass collar and single wick holder.
Gallery Label:
These lamps are known as hand lamps or night lights. According to the accession records, this is a camphene lamp that burned a fluid made from a distillate of camphor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
