Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lard lamp (Kinnear type)
Object Number:
2010.6.6
Date:
1851-1860
Medium:
Tinned sheet iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (15.9 x 17.1 cm)
Marks:
Front with stamped plaque: "S.N. & H. C. UFFORD, / 117 COURT ST. / BOSTON / KINNEAR'S PATENT / FEB 4, 1851."
Description:
Saucer base, oblong front, ring handle (missing shade).
Credit Line:
Gift in memory of Ruth S. Susswein and Rita S. Gottesman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
