Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil night lamp w/wick
Object Number:
1946.112
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; bell-shaped font with applied loop handle with crimped end; threaded brass collar and single wick holder.
Gallery Label:
These lamps are known as hand lamps or night lights. According to the accession records, this is a camphene lamp that burned a fluid made from a distillate of camphor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marguerite Weidenman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
