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Lamp Burner/Base

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Collection Type

  • Lighting

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-12601

Description

Green painted cylindrical font has rounded shoulders leading to the neck and wick opening. Circular applied handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lamps (lighting devices)
tin (metal)
Tin
LAMP

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.75 x 3.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1731

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