Glass oil lamp

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Collection Type

Lighting

Date

1850

GUSN

GUSN-174081

Description

Tall glass oil lamp, electrified. No shade or chimney.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lamps (lighting devices)
glass (material)
Victorian
Lamp
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Oil

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Additional Identification Number

8.14
EQ22

People and Organizations

Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

18 1/2 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.14

Places

United States

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