Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.11873
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb-shaped font joined by a multi-ribbed knop to a short cylindrical stem on a four-tiered base with scalloped tiers and bullet shapes at top; pontil; brass collar at opening.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
