Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Luce Center
Oil lamp
Object Number:
INV.4011
Date:
1835-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 19 x 6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; bulb-shaped font with vertical rim joined by wafer to square base with five steps.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
