Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Luce Center
Oil lamp with bull's eye reflector
Object Number:
1920.37ab
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Pewter, copper, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 6 x 4 in. ( 23.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
scratched: in bottom of base: "H [K or R?]"
Description:
Copper screw cap wick pewter oil lamp with cylinder body on knobbed shaft with shallow dome base and separate circular bull's eye glass with overhanging shade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
