Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamps (pair)
Object Number:
INV.3966ab
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
each: 11 x 5 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
written: in ink on paper label affixed beneath base: "S"
Description:
Pair of colorless lead glass oil lamps; conical font with slightly domed top; pressed decoration consists of six vertical panels with four squares with circular indentations ("block-and-printie" pattern); font joined by wafer to hexagonal standard with knop; brass collar.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
